Legal Opinion
State v. Norush
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1982No. 5158, 5148PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Norush was convicted of escape from the penitentiary; Trujillo was convicted of escape and conspiracy to escape from the penitentiary. Section 30-22-9, N.M.S.A.1978, and § 30-28-2, N.M.S.A.1978 (Supp.1981). The convictions occurred at separate trials; separate appeals were taken. A common issue disposes of both appeals. That issue involves changes in the defense of duress between the time of the offense and the time of trial. We discuss: 1) the “ex post facto” prohibition, and 2) the State’s arguments seeking to avoid a decision of the “ex post facto” issue.
Ex Post Facto…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. RaelNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. TarangoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. CastrilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. ADAM M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
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