Caristo v. Sullivan

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that defendant is entitled to notice in the form of a pleading before the court may enhance his sentence pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 31-18-15.1 (Repl.Pamp.1994)
• recognizing default judgment may be appropriate in post-conviction habeas corpus petitions, even though the jurisdiction no longer recognizes such actions to be civil proceedings
• stating that “habeas corpus protects our most basic right of freedom from illegal restraint”
• stating that \habeas corpus protects our most basic right of freedom from illegal restraint\
• holding defendant’s “sentence was merely suspended during the period in question; he simply was not given ... credit for the period ... he was not serving his New Mexico sentence.”
• no notice need be provided when basis of aggravation is facts used to prove elements of crime

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).