New Mexico Supreme Court· 7/11/1994
State v. Parish
Citations
- 878 P.2d 988
- 118 N.M. 39
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “ ‘an erroneous instruction cannot be cured by a subsequent correct one’ ”
- holding that \`an erroneous instruction cannot be cured by a subsequent correct one'\
- holding that a self-defense instruction is warranted when the facts are “sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt in the minds of the jury as to whether or not the defendant acted in self-defense”
- explaining that reversible error review only asks whether “a reasonable juror would have been confused or misdirected”
- stating that reversible error arises when “a reasonable juror would have been confused or misdirected”
- indicating that excuse or justification ought to be decided by the factfinder when the evidence permits
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Judges: Frost, Montgomery, Baca
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