Legal Opinion
State v. Atwood
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 3, 1971No. 685PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge
Convicted of arson, defendant appeals. The issues are: (1) venue; (2) unauthorized contact with a juror; (3) sufficiency of the evidence; and (4) sequestration of the jury.
Venue.
Defendant moved for a change of venue, alleging an impartial jury could not be obtained because of “public excitement or local prejudice.” The trial court held a hearing on the motion. Defendant’s evidence was to the effect that articles in the Roswell newspaper had prejudiced the residents of Chaves County against defendant so that an impartial jury could not be obtained. The State introduced…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- State v. OchoaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
- State v. McFerranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. MaesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. HarrisonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. LunaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. HouseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. AguirreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. RossNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. MadridNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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