New Mexico Supreme Court· 9/23/1991

Caristo v. Sullivan

Citations

818 P.2d 401
112 N.M. 623

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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

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Judges: Montgomery, Ransom, Franchini

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