Legal Opinion
State v. Carlton
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1972No. 688PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWAN, Judge.
On September 4, 1968, Dennis Paul Carlton and his wife, Pearl Diana Carlton,were charged with murder in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, contrary to § 40A-2-1, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 6). A first trial, held in Curry County on a change of venue, resulted in a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. A second trial resulted in a conviction for second degree murder, from which conviction defendants appealed. Their conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals [State v. Carlton, 81 N.M. 753, 473 P.2d 367 (Ct.App.1970)] and a new trial ordered. The third trial was…
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