Legal Opinion
Shankle v. Woodruff
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1958No. 6301PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SADLER, Justice.
The petitioner herein seeks release by habeas corpus from the state penitentiary where he is serving a life sentence. He was committed to the state penitentiary on May 2, 1952, for the full term of the rest of his natural life beginning with the.date mentioned for the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses. The life sentence was imposed by reason of a showing that he was subject to an increased penalty under the habitual criminal act. 1953 Comp. §§ 41-16-3 and 41-16-4.
At the trial it appeared the petitioner on December 9, 1935, was convicted of the crime of swindling…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Carlesi v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- In Re LavineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Petersen v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- People v. BiggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Sennott's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. MondragonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. EdmondsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- Padilla v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. CliftonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
- State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
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