1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 433 P.2d
  5. 433 P.2d 504 (1967)
 

STATE v. VEGA

No. 8428.

433 P.2d 504 (1967)

78 N.M. 525

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto (Beto) Gomez VEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 13, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Sosa, Jr., Las Cruces, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Donald W. Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

NOBLE, Justice.

Alberto Gomez Vega has appealed from the judgment and sentence following his conviction of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs.

Charged with both illegal possession and sale of marijuana, Vega was acquitted of the charge of its sale. The case must be reversed for failure to afford him a preliminary examination before an examining magistrate as required by art. II, § 14, New Mexico Constitution.

When brought...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases