Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1979No. 11905PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McMANUS, Senior Justice.
August 19, 1977 defendant William J. Smith and a co-defendant were charged with the crimes of murder, kidnapping, accessory to murder, and accessory to kidnapping. The trials of the defendants were severed, and Smith was tried October 11, 1977. The trial court granted Smith’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to the kidnapping charges. At the end of the trial, the court declared a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision. Smith was subsequently re-tried on January 30, 1978 and was convicted of the first-degree murders of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. RamirezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. VallejosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. McFerranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by72 opinions
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