Legal Opinion

State v. Summerall

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 1986No. 16388PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RIORDAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted of residential burglary and conspiracy to commit residential burglary. He appealed his conviction, and the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. The State petitioned this Court for certiorari. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate defendant’s conviction.

The facts surrounding defendant’s arrest and conviction are adequately set out in the Court of Appeals’ opinion. At trial, a co-defendant by the name of Michael Barela (Barela) was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony against defendant. This grant of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. MarquezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. State v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. United States v. Clifford Frank Campbell and John Clifton FreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. State v. McGeeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. State v. OlguinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. BelangerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. HennessyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. State v. SilvaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. State v. MullerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2022

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