Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1970No. 8994PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKENNA, Justice.. This is an appeal from an order denying petitioner’s Motion to Vacate Sentence pursuant to our post-conviction Rule 93 (§ 21-1-1(93), N.M.S.A.1953).
On July 8, 1953, the appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree. The court then orally announced a sentence for a term of not less than 25 years and not more than 35 years. This was a permissible sentence under the law. A commitment to such effect was issued hut no written judgment or sentence was made or formally entered. Protesting his commitment, the prisoner initiated several proceedings. One of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. MorrisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- Santos Valentin Ruiz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Nichols v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- State v. MaestasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. DominguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. ShayNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. AllenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. SoriaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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