State v. Griffin

14 Citing cases

  1. State v. McDaniel

    135 N.M. 84 (N.M. Ct. App. 2004)   Cited 28 times
    Holding that prejudice is demonstrated by a showing that the defendant's "cross-examination would have been improved by an earlier disclosure or [that the defendant] would have prepared differently for trial"

    State v. Brown, 1998-NMSC-037, ¶ 32, 126 N.M. 338, 969 P.2d 313. "Failure to disclose a witness' identity prior to trial in itself is not grounds for reversal. . . . The objecting party must show that he [or she] was prejudiced by such non-disclosure." State v. Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 58, 766 P.2d 315, 318 (Ct.App. 1988) (internal citation omitted). The prejudice must be more than speculative.

  2. State v. Vallejos

    129 N.M. 424 (N.M. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 26 times
    Holding that convictions under these same two criminal statutes did not violate double jeopardy

    "Failure to disclose a witness' identity prior to trial in itself is not grounds for reversal." State v. Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 58, 766 P.2d 315, 318 (Ct.App. 1988). Defendant has the burden of showing that he was prejudiced by the untimely disclosure.

  3. State v. Dominguez

    142 N.M. 811 (N.M. 2007)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that the defendant failed to preserve his objection to his guilty plea because he failed to move to withdraw his plea

    The objecting party must show that he was prejudiced by such non-disclosure. " Statev.Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 58, 766 P.2d 315, 318 (Ct. App. 1988) (citations omitted).          {26} Legitimate rebuttal evidence consists of evidence on new matters, and not simply reiteration of evidence in chief.

  4. State v. Foster

    126 N.M. 646 (N.M. 1999)   Cited 89 times
    Holding that we must presume a defendant’s conduct is unitary if the jury convicted the defendant under a general verdict and the record does not indicate whether the jury relied on a legally inadequate alternative that would result in double jeopardy

    When viewed in combination with the other evidence linking Defendant to the crime, the expert testimony regarding the palm print analysis was sufficient to support Defendant's conviction for first degree felony murder. See State v. Duran, 107 N.M. 603, 605, 762 P.2d 890, 892 (1988); cf. State v. Mireles, 119 N.M. 595, 597, 893 P.2d 491, 494 (Ct.App. 1995) (concluding that evidence was sufficient to support involuntary manslaughter conviction where presence of defendant's fingerprints at the crime scene was consistent with other testimony); State v. Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 59, 766 P.2d 315, 319 (Ct.App. 1988) (considering testimony of fingerprint expert in determining sufficiency of evidence of identity). Thus, this issue does not provide a basis for reversing Defendant's first degree felony murder conviction.

  5. State v. Setser

    122 N.M. 794 (N.M. 1996)   Cited 27 times
    Holding that a sixteen-year-old defendant suffering from mental conditions and disorders that affected her cognitive abilities who was also alleged to be mentally and emotionally disabled nonetheless gave a voluntary confession after validly waiving her Miranda rights

    The determinative question then is whether Setser was prejudiced by the State's failure. See State v. Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 58, 766 P.2d 315, 318 (Ct.App. 1988) (holding that the "[f]ailure to disclose a witness' identity prior to trial in itself is not grounds for reversal" and that "[t]he objecting party must show that he was prejudiced by such non-disclosure"). 19.

  6. State v. Hernandez

    115 N.M. 6 (N.M. 1993)   Cited 135 times
    Holding that "[p]ersonal bias cannot be inferred from an adverse ruling"

    On review, however, the defendant bears the burden of showing that he was prejudiced by the nondisclosure. See State v. Griffin, 108 N.M. 55, 58, 766 P.2d 315, 318 (Ct.App.) (interpreting Rule 5-501(A)(5)), cert. denied, 108 N.M. 97, 766 P.2d 1331 (1988). In the instant case, Defendant has failed to meet his burden of showing prejudice. The evidence in question, the slides taken from the victim, showed that she was not raped prior to her death. Nothing contained in the slides implicated Defendant in her murder.

  7. State v. Grubb

    No. A-1-CA-35499 (N.M. Ct. App. Sep. 26, 2019)

    See State v. Freed, 1996-NMCA-044, ¶ 9, 121 N.M. 569, 915 P.2d 325 (stating that the prohibition against double jeopardy does not apply in the habitual offender context because a sentence is no longer valid once it is proved that the defendant has prior convictions that must be used to enhance the sentence, and the invalid sentence may then be superseded by a valid enhanced sentence); Baker, 1977-NMCA-033, ¶ 17 (acknowledging that "enhanced sentences are new sentences"). {32} Finally, Defendant argues that under State v. Griffin, 1988-NMCA-101, ¶ 17, 108 N.M. 55, 766 P.2d 315, the State failed to provide sufficient evidence of identity with regard to a prior conviction in El Paso, Texas, to enhance his sentence using that conviction. A sentence enhancement under NMSA 1978, Section 31-18-17(D) (2003), requires that the State prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that: "(1) the defendant is the same person, (2) the defendant has been convicted of the prior felony, and (3) less than ten years has passed since the defendant completed serving the sentence, probation, or parole."

  8. State v. Candelaria

    446 P.3d 1205 (N.M. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 23 times
    Concluding that evidence was admissible because it was "sufficient to permit a reasonable jury to believe" that it was what it purported to be and stating that arguments weighing against authenticity "went to the weight of the evidence, not its admissibility"

    {50} We reject this claim, because Defendant Chee does not explain how allowing Mr. Martindale to testify prejudiced her. See State v. Griffin , 1988-NMCA-101, ¶ 11, 108 N.M. 55, 766 P.2d 315 ("Failure to disclose a witness'[s] identity prior to trial in itself is not grounds for reversal. The objecting party must show that he was prejudiced by such non-disclosure.").

  9. State v. Diaz

    NO. 35,563 (N.M. Ct. App. Feb. 27, 2017)

    [MIO 6-8] {6} As we stated in our notice, and as Defendant acknowledges, we review the district court's action in this matter only for abuse of discretion. See State v. Griffin, 1988-NMCA-101, ¶¶ 10-14, 108 N.M. 55, 766 P.2d 315 (finding no abuse of discretion where trial court allowed two witnesses, including one expert, to testify even though they had not been disclosed until the day of trial). Under the circumstances, we cannot find an abuse of discretion here. Although Defendant argues that the State was on notice of the need to procure an expert once he filed his motion in limine, that motion was not granted. The district court instead informed Defendant that he should have filed a Daubert motion to challenge admission of the CDR evidence.

  10. State v. Gonzales

    NO. 32,169 (N.M. Ct. App. Jan. 22, 2014)

    The objecting party must show that he was prejudiced by such non-disclosure." State v. Griffin, 1988-NMCA-101, ¶ 11, 108 N.M. 55, 766 P.2d 315 (internal citation omitted). The prejudice must be more than speculative.