State v. Foster
Citations
- 25 N.M. 361
- 183 P. 397
Syllabus
<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. The evidence in this case reviewed, and held, that the confession made by appellant was involuntary. P. 362</p> <p>2. A cattle inspector and the owner of. the cattle appellant was accused of stealing held to be “persons in authority,” within the rule excluding a confession of a defendant in a criminal case, where the confession is induced by promises of immunity made by persons in authority. P. 364</p>
How courts have described this case
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- expressing doubt as to jurors’ ability to consider objectively voluntariness of confession
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Judges: Mechem, Parker, Roberts
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. LordNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1938-10-08· cited 71×
- James W. Killough v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1964-06-04· cited 69×
- State v. TurnbowNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1960-07-30· cited 52×
- State v. LindemuthNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1952-04-09· cited 36×
- State v. TindleNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1986-04-08· cited 29×
- State v. SessionNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1978-01-03· cited 23×
- McElroy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1967-11-20· cited 20×
- State v. BenavidezNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1975-01-22· cited 19×
- State v. AguirreNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1978-03-14· cited 16×
- People v. BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1961-12-20· cited 7×
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