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State Ex Rel. Plant v. Sceresse

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided November 3, 1972No. 9423PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOE ANGEL, District Judge.

Petitioners and another were arrested for the murder on May 7, 1971 of Mary Franson in Bernalillo County. After arrest, a police detective after consultation with an Assistant District Attorney represented to the petitioners that, if they would give signed statements to the police department setting forth the nature and extent of their involvement, knowledge, and other activities in connection with the murder of Mary Franson, they would not be charged with the murder if they did not “actually kill” her. Relying on these representations, and with the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Apodaca v. ViramontesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  3. State v. WatsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hammers v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. State v. GabaldonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. State v. GallegosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. State v. SessionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984

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