Legal Opinion
State v. Chambers
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1972No. 9435PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Chief Justice.
The defendant was charged with murdering his wife on December 1, 1970, in Curry County, to which he entered a plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Upon the suggestion of insanity the defendant was committed to the New Mexico State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Later, he was convicted of first degree murder and appeals from the judgment imposing sentence therein.
The appellant first contends that the court committed prejudicial error in giving the following instruction:
“In order to find the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity you…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- State v. RoyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Thomas E. Blunt v. United States of America, Thomas E. Blunt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- State v. PadillaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. JAVIER M.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
- Noe D. Lujan v. Robert J. TansyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- State v. LunaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. CorreraSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Anderson v. WelshNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
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