New Mexico Court of Appeals· 4/24/1983

State v. Doe

Citations

683 P.2d 45
101 N.M. 363

How courts have described this case

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

providing that the trial court may conduct an evidentiary hearing concerning the possibility of jury prejudice from extraneous material
stating that if a party makes the required preliminary showing and “if there is a reasonable possibility the material prejudiced the defendant, the trial court should grant a new trial”
remanding the case for an evidentiary hearing in which “[t]he trial court must determine first whether extraneous information reached the jury. Then the trial court must determine whether the extraneous information prejudiced the jury.”
“The party seeking a new trial on the basis that extraneous evidence reached the jury must make a preliminary showing that movant has competent evidence that material extraneous to the trial actually reached the jury.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Minzner, Donnelly, Hendley

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.