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· 5/2/1994

State v. Bankert

Citations

  • 875 P.2d 370
  • 117 N.M. 614

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that in a drug transaction both the buyer and the seller can be in possession of the drugs
  • concluding the doctrine of fundamental error has no application in cases where the defendant, by his own actions, invites error
  • holding felony trafficking of cocaine properly served as predicate felony to felony murder conviction even though crime not inherently dangerous
  • concluding the doctrine of fundamental error has no application in cases where the defendant, by his own actions, invites error
  • indicating that intent may be proven “by inference from the surrounding facts and circumstances”
  • upholding possession with intent to distribute as underlying felony for felony murder

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Frost, Montgomery, Baca

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