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Reese v. State

Citations

  • 745 P.2d 1153
  • 106 N.M. 505

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that court may deviate from doctrine of law of the case in order to avoid manifest injustice
  • holding that the law of the case is a flexible, discretionary doctrine
  • stating that 4 1 a court may decline to apply the doctrine if application “would result in a manifest 2 injustice”
  • quoting, 5 Am.Jur.2d Appeal and Error § 750 at 194 (1962)
  • “It is a general rule that ignorance or mistake of fact is a defense when it negates the existence of a mental state essential to the crime charged”

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Judges: Sosa, Walters, Ransom, Scarborough, Stowers

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