Legal Opinion
State v. Session
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 3, 1978No. 3158PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Defendant was charged with receiving stolen property valued over $100.00 but less than $2,500.00. Section 40A-16-11, N.M.S. A.1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 6, Supp.1975). The charge was a felony offense. Paragraph E of § 40A-16-11, supra. Defendant moved to dismiss the charge or, in the alternative, to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor. This motion was based on an alleged promise by a police detective. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the motion to dismiss, granted the motion to reduce the charge and “directed” the district attorney “to reduce these charges…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. MurphyArizona Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. RaburnNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. BenavidezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Plant v. SceresseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. BrionezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- People v. FisherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- State v. GabaldonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. MaresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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