Legal Opinion
State v. House
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 1999No. 24861PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
{1} Gordon House was convicted of vehicular homicide and various other charges after two hung juries in Taos County and a change of venue to Doña Ana County for the third trial. The Court of Appeals reversed his conviction, holding that the trial court abused its discretion in changing the venue from Taos County to Doña Ana County. The State appealed. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that a fair trial could not be guaranteed in Taos County and that Doña Ana County was more likely to be free from exception. We reverse the Court…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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