Legal Opinion
State v. Copeland
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 19, 1986No. 8998PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
Defendant appeals from his convictions for homicide by vehicle and driving while intoxicated. NMSA 1978, §§ 66-8-101 and -102 (Cum.Supp.1986). We affirm. We address each of defendant’s appellate issues below.
FACTS
Defendant’s truck struck and killed State Police Officer Manuel Olivas on the night of February 1, 1985, at the Pecos River bridge between Santa Fe and Las Vegas. The incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. while Olivas was walking along 1-25 with a measuring wheel, investigating a traffic accident near the bridge. Olivas was hit about twenty feet from the Las Vegas…
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