State v. Chavez

OPINION

E. T. HENSLEY, Jr.,' Chief Judge, Court of Appeals.

The appellant was indicted by a grand jury, charging him with violating § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A.1953. A petit jury returned a verdict of guilty.

The appellant contends that § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A.1953, being Chapter 145, Laws of 1935, is a general statute relating to narcotic drugs. The appellant further contends that § 54-5-14, N.M.S.A.1953, being Chapter 97, Laws of 1935, is a specific statute dealing with marijuana. The appellant would have the conviction reversed because of the conclusion reached in State v. Blevins, 40 N.M. 367, 60 P.2d 208.