Legal Opinion
State v. Van Chavez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1982No. 5463PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Issues listed in the docketing statement, but not briefed, were abandoned. State v. Brown, 95 N.M. 3, 617 P.2d 1324 (Ct.App.1980). The two issues briefed concern: (1) warrantless arrest of defendant in his home; and (2) disclosure of impeaching information.
Warrantless Arrest in the Defendant’s Home
The victim had just left a bar. Defendant forced the victim into his truck, drove the victim to his home, beat her and committed three acts of criminal sexual penetration in the first degree. The trial evidence revealed the crimes were not only violent, but brutal; torture was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- People v. RameyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
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