Legal Opinion

State v. Mills

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided January 3, 1980No. 3870PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. Section 30-3-5, N.M.S.A.1978. We (1) answer all but two issues summarily; (2) discuss the asserted impeachment under Evidence Rule 608(b); and (3) discuss defendant being viewed in handcuffs by one or more members of the jury.

Issues Answered Summarily(a) Defendant asserts it was error, under Evidence Rule 403, to admit his bloody tennis shoes into evidence because the fact that a fight occurred between defendant and the victim was not contested. At trial, defendant had no objection to the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. NobleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State v. MoserNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. MartinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State v. JacobsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. State v. WoolcockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. Clark v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. BarraganNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001

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