Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1982No. 5688PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
Defendant, Robert Andrew Martinez, appeals his conviction of attempted armed robbery, assigning as errors: (1) admission of the alleged victim’s out-of-court statements; and (2) comments of the trial judge that allegedly intimidated a witness, causing her to change her testimony against defendant. We affirm.
On July 8, 1981 at approximately 5:00 p.m., a motorist, Robert Saavedra, observed defendant approach a woman walking near Fourth Street in Albuquerque, try to grab her suitcase and brandish a knife at her. Saavedra scuffled with defendant and pushed him away from the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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