Legal Opinion
State v. Giddings
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1960No. 6637PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAVEZ, Justice.
Appellant, who will hereinafter be referred to as defendant, was convicted of unlawful possession of cannabis indica (marijuana), in violation of Sec. 54-7-13, N.M.S.A., 1953, and appeals.
Defendant raises three points upon which he relies for reversal, as follows: (1) That the court, in a possession of narcotics case, should instruct the jury that an essential element of proof on the part of the state is actual knowledge of the presence of the narcotic on the part of the defendant; (2) Insufficiency of the evidence; and (3) Claimed error by the trial court in the course of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People v. WinstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. GoryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- The People v. MacKIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- People v. AntistaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- People v. TorresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
- State v. HaddenhamNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. MaesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. MinnsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Doe v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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