State v. Middleton
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Guadalupe County, Leahy, Judge. John B. Middleton was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
PARKER, C. J.
John B. Middleton was convicted in-the district court of Guadalupe county of murder in the first degree for the killing of one Francisco Serna.
The prosecution offered .evidence tending to show that on the day before the homicide, Jose Gallegos went before Nicanor Lopez, justice of the peace in the precinct in which appellant lived, and attempted to swear to a complaint, which, the prosecution contended, charged the appellant with the larceny of a calf from Gallegos; thereupon a paper, which the prosecution claimed to be a warrant, was issued and placed in the…
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