State v. Gomez

MOISE, Justice.

Defendant-appellant was tried and convicted of second degree murder in the death of one Joe Reyes. Reversal of that conviction is sought because of alleged error in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, and because of alleged error in denying the defendant an opportunity to inspect a police report referred to during the trial.

The proof of defendant’s guilt as developed at the trial through the evidence of Saul Gonzales alone is briefly to the effect that Saul Gonzales and defendant had been doing considerable drinking, and during…