Legal Opinion
State v. Jimenez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1972No. 9469PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Chief Justice.
Danny Joe Jimenez, a juvenile of the age of 17 years, was charged with murdering Myrtle Spence in Quay County and upon motion of the district attorney the court ordered that he be certified as an adult to the district court pursuant to Section 13-8-27, N.M.S.A., 1953. Following a trial before the court, a jury having been waived, he was found guilty of first degree murder. From judgment imposing sentence, he has appealed.
The appellant first contends that Section 13-8-27 supra, and the action taken thereunder by the district court is unconstitutional because (a)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Deats v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. FernandezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- State v. DoyalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
- State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
- State v. AtwoodNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Clemons v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- People in Interest of LVASouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. SpeckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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