Legal Opinion
Riley I. Gillihan v. Felix Rodriguez, Warden, New Mexico State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1977No. 75-1514PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1970). In September, 1968, Riley I. Gillihan was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Grant County, State of New Mexico, on each of four separate counts of murder in the first degree. Capital punishment was imposed on each conviction. On appeal, the Supreme Court of New Mexico issued a mandate on September 10, 1969, remanding for resentencing as provided in newly enacted New Mexico statutes limiting capital punishment. 1 On remand, the trial court…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Cephus Donald Dyer v. Richard CrispCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Forrest Gustave v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Ronald Clyde Nelson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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