Legal Opinion

State v. Tapia

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 28, 1968No. 136PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ARMIJO, Judge.

Pete Tapia was found guilty by a jury of having committed the offense of armed robbery. He appeals the judgment imposing sentence and claims the trial court committed reversible error because: (a) the verdict was contrary to the weight of the évidence; (b) evidence was introduced of an extra judicial nature with respect to identity of the accused and, (c) that receipt of such evidence constituted fundamental error.

The challenge made on the jury verdict, as being contrary to the weight of the evidence, compels, us, under well established principles, to. deny the same.

On…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. State v. LottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
  4. State v. AullNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  5. State v. ManloveNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. RodriguezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. State v. BidegainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. JacobsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. AguirreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972

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