Legal Opinion
State v. Sanchez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1976No. 2521PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
During the trial of Lorraine Sanchez on a charge of murdering Pete Romo, the defense called Sue Slater as a witness. During Slater’s cross-examination she refused to answer certain questions of the prosecutor. The trial court held her in contempt of court. She appeals. The issues are: (1) the number of contempts; (2) the sentences for the contempts; and (3) the summary contempt procedure.
Number of Contempts
Slater was found to have committed three contempts on the basis of her refusal to answer three questions. She asserts the three questions she refused to answer…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. LottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
- United States v. OrmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. WorleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. GossNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- Matter of KlecanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. AugustusNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
- State v. BoeglinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983
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