Legal Opinion
Leach v. Cox
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1964No. 55 HCPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
In 1953 the petitioner was convicted of the crime of rape in the district court of Bernalillo County. He was sentenced to a term in the state penitentiary of not less than fifteen years and not more than twenty years. The conviction and sentence were affirmed by this court in State v. Leach, 58 N.M. 746, 276 P.2d 514.
On April 27, 1960, petitioner was released on parole. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested in Santa Fe on an accusation of rape, but after investigation all charges against him were dropped. Nevertheless, petitioner was held in custody for violation of the terms of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Almeida v. BaldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- In Re SantillanesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
- State Ex Rel. Cacciatore v. DrumbrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans' Affairs v. Dukedom BankCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Ex Parte NaborsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by10 opinions
- French v. CoxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. WeddleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Birk v. BennettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- State v. SiskNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. BrillNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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