New Mexico Supreme Court· 4/11/1986
State v. Privett
Citations
- 717 P.2d 55
- 104 N.M. 79
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that lay jurors are capable of assessing matters within their common knowledge and experience
- holding that the defendant was entitled to intoxication defense where there was evidence that the defendant was confused and appeared intoxicated near the time of the crime
- holding that a defendant is entitled to an intoxication defense where there is 6 evidence that the defendant was confused and appeared intoxicated near the time of 7 the crime
- stating that in a charge of murder a jury must consider the effect of intoxication upon a defendant’s “state of mind”
- stating that in a charge of murder a jury must consider the effect of intoxication upon a defendant's \state of mind\
- holding intoxication to a degree that made specific intent impossible was a valid defense to a charge of willful, premeditated, first-degree murder
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Judges: Walters, Sosa, Federici, Riordan, Stowers
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2011-01-12· cited 234×
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1992-08-10· cited 233×
- State v. CamposNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1996-05-30· cited 143×
- State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1996-12-05· cited 101×
- State v. BoyettNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2008-04-28· cited 73×
- State v. DominguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1993-03-19· cited 64×
- State v. WilsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1993-08-30· cited 46×
- State v. SuazoNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2017-01-26· cited 41×
- State v. WatchmanNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 2005-09-23· cited 23×
- State v. BarrerasNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 2007-04-06· cited 19×
- State v. RomeroNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1998-03-19· cited 16×
- Morris v. Giant Four Corners, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court· 2021-07-19· cited 16×
- State v. AriasNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1993-01-12· cited 15×
- State v. GardnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1991-05-14· cited 12×
- State v. HernandezNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 2003-09-17· cited 11×
- Bobby Gonzales v. Robert J. TansyTenth Circuit· 1995-08-29
- State v. ValenciaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2025-07-14
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. WilliamsNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1966-07-18· cited 71×
- State v. LunaNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1980-01-28· cited 62×
- State v. LaffoonArizona Supreme Court· 1980-04-21· cited 58×
- State v. ScottNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1977-03-01· cited 46×
- Jackson v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1983-11-30· cited 44×
- State v. BenavidezNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1980-09-10· cited 43×
- State v. ReynoldsNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1982-08-19· cited 35×
- Poore v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1980-03-19· cited 30×
- State v. LujanNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1980-03-19· cited 27×
- State v. CrespinNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1974-09-18· cited 13×
- State v. OttoNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1982-09-30· cited 11×
- State v. NelsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1971-10-29· cited 10×
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