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BLATCHFORD v. GONZALES

No. 14361.

670 P.2d 944 (1983)

Herbert Charles BLATCHFORD, Jr., Petitioner-Appellee, v. Macario GONZALES, Administrator, Forensic Hospital, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied January 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Eddie Michael Gallegos, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for respondent-appellant.

Donna Chavez, Donald Juneau, Navajo Legal Aid and Defender Service, Window Rock, Ariz., for petitioner-appellee.

Certiorari Denied January 9, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 691.

OPINION

PAYNE, Chief Justice.

Blatchford, a Navajo Indian, was convicted of accessory to criminal sexual penetration and kidnapping of a Navajo Indian child, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was confined to the state mental hospital in San Miguel County where he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. However, he failed to pursue his post-conviction remedies under NMSA 1978, Crim.P.R...

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