Legal Opinion

State v. Alvarez-Lopez

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 20, 2004No. 27,868, 27,869PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINZNER, Justice.

{1} Defendant Mario Hector Alvarez-Lopez was convicted by a jury of aggravated burglary, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-16-4 (1963); conspiracy to commit burglary, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-28-2 (1979); and one count each of larceny over $250 and larceny of a firearm, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-16-1 (1987). At Defendant’s trial, the district court admitted into evidence under the hearsay exception for statements against penal interest, see Rule 11-804(B)(3) NMRA 2004, certain hearsay statements by an accomplice made while in custody. On appeal, the Court of Appeals…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by102 opinions

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  2. State v. TollardoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. People v. StechlyIllinois Supreme Court · 2007

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