Legal Opinion
State v. Rascon
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1976No. 10603PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHENSON, Justice.
Rascón was charged by criminal complaint with assault with intent to commit rape. 1 Arrested on a warrant, he was twice given Miranda 2 warnings, made inculpatory statements and was later indicted. The trial court granted Rascon’s motion to suppress the statements because of failure by the police to notify the public defender that the defendant was in custody as provided by § 41-22A-12(C) N.M.S.A. (Supp.1975). 3 The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Rascon, 88 N.M. 395, 540 P.2d 875 (Ct.App.1975). We granted certiorari and reverse the Court of Appeals and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. RamirezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Quintana v. SchnedarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. GreeneNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. WoodruffNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
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