Legal Opinion
State v. Gonzales
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1967No. 8142PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARMODY, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment and sentence to the penitentiary imposed following a jury verdict finding appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
The principal claim of error as stated in the brief in chief is that appellant “was convicted notwithstanding he killed in self-defense and therefore fundamental error was committed.”
■' In essence, appellant urges that his version of the killing should be believed and that the story told by the state’s witnesses should not have been given credence because of various conflicts in their testimony.
Without regard to whether the…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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