Legal Opinion
State v. Everidge
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1967No. 8122PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OMAN, Judge, Court of Appeals.
Appellant was convicted on December 15, 1965, of illegal possession of cannabis indica under the provisions of § 54-5-14, N.M.S.A. 1953, which section of our statutes defines the prohibited substance as:
“ * * * any cannibis [cannabis] indica,' also known as hashis [hashish] and marijuana, be it known by whatever name, or preparation or derivative thereof • * * *”
Appellant relies upon.two points for reversal of .the judgment of conviction. .His first point is-: ,
“NEW MEXICO LAW DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF THE MATURE STALK OF MARIJUANA EXCEPT IN ITS…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Evans Hobson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- State v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Lonnie Robert Bryant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- People v. MontesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. Nelson WhiteMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. EsguerraNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. MillerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. SandovalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Pool v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
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