Legal Opinion

Stafford v. State

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 1971No. 552PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINTON.....

'HENDLEY, Judge.-

Defendant originally pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault. Thereafter! he ' filed a pro se “Writ of Habeas Corpus” which was treated as a motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to § 21 — 1—1 (93) N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 4). The inotión was denied without hearing and defendant appeals giving three grounds for reversal.

We affirm. ’ '

1. DEFENDANT’S HEALTH CON- - DITION.

Defendant contends that “Due to * * * my health conditions I do not feel like I received Justice.” Appellate’s counsel contends that because defendant lacked verbal eloquence, “the- obvious…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. LeybaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. State v. OrtizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State v. GuyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
  4. State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Hoffman v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. MadrigalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. State v. JiminezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. State v. RamosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. State v. BiusNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. State v. McClarronNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973

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