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Thompson v. Hensley, District Attorney, Ninth Judicial District of New Mexico, et al., 1976 — 429 U.S. 890 · caselaw · US
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Thompson v. Hensley, District Attorney, Ninth Judicial District of New Mexico, et al.
429 U.S. 890·Supreme Court of the United States·1976
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Opinion
October 18, 1976
No. 75-6429.
Thompson v. Hensley, District Attorney, Ninth Judicial District of New Mexico, et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from D. C. N. M. Motion of appellant for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Without indicating any views on the constitutionality of N. M. Stat. Ann. § 34-2-5 (1953), judgment affirmed insofar as it upholds the constitutionality of N. M. Stat. Ann. § 34-2-18 (1953).