Legal Opinion
State v. Aragon
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1993No. 13287PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated battery (great bodily harm). NMSA 1978, § 30-3-5 (Repl.Pamp.1984). The conviction resulted from a fight in which the victim received serious head injuries and subsequently died. Although investigated as a homicide, the murder charge was dropped after the medical evidence indicated that the cause of the victim’s death may have related to subsequent medical treatment. Defendant’s first trial resulted in a mistrial after the prosecutor made a reference to the killing of the victim.
On appeal Defendant raises five issues: (1)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. SutphinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. FranklinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. BoyerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. HargroveNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. TollardoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
- State v. RosalesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. HarrisonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. AragonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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