State v. Neville

MABRY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of assault with intent to rape and appeals. The questions presented by his assignments of error are: (a) that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction and (b) that the trial court erred in refusing to give a certain cautionary instruction requested by appellant. There is no merit to either contention.

We notice first the assignment going to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. In this, as in cases of other character, the court will not disturb a verdict based on substantial evidence. State v. Ancheta, 20 N.M.…