Lovato v. New Mexico
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
In the District Court of the Territory of New Mexico the accused, on May 9th, 1910, pleaded not guilty to an indictment for murder. On May 24, 1911, without withdrawing his plea he demurred to the indictment on the ground that it charged no offence. The demurrer was overruled and, both parties announcing themselves ready for trial, a jury was impanelled and sworn and the witnesses for both sides were called and sworn. The record then states: “That thereupon it appearing to E. C. Abbott, Esq., District Attorney, that defendant had not been arraigned and had not plead since the overruling of…
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