Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 1969No. 285PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Section 54-5-17, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2, Supp.1967) makes it illegal to possess mercury in certain instances. Does this statute violate constitutional requirements of due process ?
After a preliminary hearing on the criminal complaint, defendant was bound over to the District Court and charged, by criminal information, with violating § 54 — 5-17, supra, which reads in part:
“Illegal possession of mercury consists of possessing more than one [1] pound of mercury without also possessing a bona fide bill of sale or other instrument in writing relating to the mercury in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. GaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in OptometrySupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. PrinceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
- State v. MooreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. ThompsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. AustinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- State v. VickeryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. JordanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. PedroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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