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Marsh v. State

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 1980No. 12923, 12924PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

Three issues are raised on certiorari: (1) whether the State has jurisdiction over crimes occurring in the airspace above New Mexico; (2) which county has proper venue in a conspiracy charge; and (3) which county has proper venue for a charge of possession of marijuana?

The grand jury of Valencia County indicted defendants for the possession of over one hundred pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to commit a felony. After a hearing, the district judge dismissed the indictments on the basis that jurisdiction and venue were not proper in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization & AssessmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. State v. McHorseNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Regents of Eastern New Mexico University v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
  2. STATE EX REL. ENMU REGENTS v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
  4. State v. RoybalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. State v. CruzNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009

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