Legal Opinion

State v. Franco

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 14, 2016No. S-1-SC-35986; Docket 33,392PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} This case and this Defendant have been before this Court before. This second appeal raises procedural and substantive issues flowing from our double jeopardy jurisprudence. The procedural question boils down to whether Defendant can even pursue a second appeal. The substantive question is whether Defendant can be sentenced under NMSA 1978, Section 31-18-15(A)(4) (2007, amended 2016), following his conviction under NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-8(B) (1993), for shooting at a motor vehicle when the shooting resulted in a death. We conclude that Defendant has a right to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Swafford v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  3. State v. VarelaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. BreitNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. State v. Melo-FernandezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2024

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