Legal Opinion
State v. Ortega
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1966No. 7976PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOISE, Justice.
On October 16, 1961, Lucille Bruce was killed by a gunshot wound in the chest. Appellant Tobias Ortega was convicted -of murder in the first degree and appellant Raymond Patterson was convicted of murder in the second degree for her killing.
Seven points relied on for reversal are presented, only two of which apply to both defendant Patterson and defendant Ortega. These points will be considered first, followed by discussion of the remaining five points which relate to defendant Ortega only.
' The first point claims error by the trial court in admitting certain statements…
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