State v. Crosby
Citations
- 26 N.M. 318
- 191 P. 1079
Syllabus
<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. In a case where the indictment charges murder in the first degree, and the defendant pleads self-defense, if there is evidence in the case which would make the crime manslaughter, the court properly instructed upon manslaughter. P. 322</p> <p>2. Error committed by giving an incorrect instruction is not' cured or rendered harmless by the giving of a correct instruction on the same subject. P. 324</p>
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “If this instruction were ambiguous and incomplete, and also capable of another, different, and correct interpretation ... it might then be cured by the subsequent instruction____”
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Judges: Baynolds, Parker, Roberts
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. ParishNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1994-07-11· cited 137×
- State v. TrossmanNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2009-06-22· cited 57×
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1975-05-16· cited 44×
- State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2002-12-16· cited 40×
- State v. CummingsNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1953-01-28· cited 34×
- State v. MunozNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1998-11-17· cited 32×
- State v. HortonNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1953-06-12· cited 26×
- State v. AcostaNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1997-05-02· cited 21×
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1990-03-29· cited 13×
- State v. HuntNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1924-12-22· cited 12×
- State v. DascenzoNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1924-05-31· cited 10×
- State v. TaylorNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2024-03-14· cited 8×
- State v. SherwoodNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1935-10-28· cited 7×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1921-01-22· cited 40×
- State v. MillerOregon Supreme Court· 1903-12-21· cited 37×
- Clay v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1906-06-26· cited 14×
- Steinmeyer v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court· 1880-06-14· cited 11×
- United States v. DensmoreNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1904-01-06· cited 8×
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