Legal Opinion
Breithaupt v. Abram
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1954No. 5696PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOX, District Judge.
This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus brought by the petitioner, Paul H. Breithaupt, against the Warden of the New Mexico State Penitentiary, Morris Abram, respondent.
The petitioner was the driver of a pickup truck which collided with another motor vehicle. The collision resulted in the death of three persons all of whom were riding in the vehicle with which the petitioner’s pickup collided. A pint bottle containing about an inch of whiskey was found in petitioner’s vehicle and the odor of alcoholic liquor was noticed on petitioner’s breath. The petitioner was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Lebel v. SwincickiMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
- State v. RichersonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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