State v. Montiel

LUJAN, Chief Justice.

Upon his trial under an information for indecent exposure and indecent handling of a female minor, Ascención Montiel was convicted therefor and sentenced to the penitentiary, the reversal of which judgment he is asking upon two grounds: (1) That the court erred in denying his motion to vacate the verdict and sentence, and (2) That the court erred in refusing to grant him a new trial. The defendant seriously contends that he was unlawfully tried and sentenced because the court and jury were not sitting either in regular or special term as provided by law.

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