Legal Opinion
State v. Sedillo
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 16, 1975No. 1471PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENDLEY, Judge.
Defendant was indicted for trafficking in a controlled substance contrary to § 54—11-20, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1962, Supp.1973). He was first brought to trial on September 5, 1973. A jury was empaneled and sworn, an opening statement was made, and a police officer had given approximately two and one-half hours of testimony. During defendant’s re-cross examination the following ensued:
"BY MR. HARTKE [defense counsel]:
"Q Officer, I want to just briefly go back to one point, and that is the question about this informant 722. You say that he did not introduce…
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- State v. WessonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
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