Legal Opinion
State v. Peppers
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1990No. 11362PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.
Defendant pleaded no contest to a charge of failure to appear for sentencing on a conviction of vehicular homicide. Because he had three prior felony convictions, defendant’s sentence for failure to appear was enhanced by eight years pursuant to the provisions of the habitual-offender statute, NMSA 1978, Section 31-18-17 (Repl. Pamp.1987). Defendant's conviction for vehicular homicide was among the prior convictions used to establish defendant’s status as a habitual offender. Shortly after sentencing, defendant moved to withdraw his plea. Defendant raises three issues on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. LinamNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. HaddenhamNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- Phelps Dodge Corp. v. GuerraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. DuranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by48 opinions
- William Smith v. Secretary of New Mexico Department of Corrections Derald Kerby, Warden, Central New Mexico Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- State v. LeonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
- Caristo v. SullivanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. PowersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- Capco Acquisub, Inc. v. Greka Energy CorporationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
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