Legal Opinion
State v. Ortega
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1991No. 18225Published
1Opinion of the Court
817 P.2d 1196 (1991)
112 N.M. 554
STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Richard Michael ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 18225.
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
September 3, 1991.
Rehearing Denied October 9, 1991.
Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender, Gina Maestas, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.
Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Margaret B. Alcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.
OPINION
MONTGOMERY, Justice.
In this case we rekindle the debate over one of the most controversial doctrines from the common law: the felony-murder rule. The rule in New Mexico is now…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited55 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
50 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.