State v. Hunt
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grant County; R. R. Ryan, Judge. Samuel L. Hunt and Joseph S. Hunt were convicted of murder in the second degree, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT.
ROBERTS, J.
This is an 'appeal from a conviction of murder in the second degree. Three grounds of error are relied upon for a reversal. The first is in the ad- ■ mission of certain evidence in rebuttal. The deceased, Chester Bartell, was killed by the appellants along a trail through the forests of Grant county. The killing was admitted, and self-defense was interposed as justification. In rebuttal two witnesses were permitted to testify to the finding of a bullet at the scene of the homicide more than six months after the date thereof, and the bullet was put in evidence.…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Goldsby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1901
- Havenor v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Commonwealth v. GaborSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- State v. MannionUtah Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. MooreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. ManloveNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
- State v. BealNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- State v. McCarterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. NelsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958
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