Legal Opinion
State v. Dobbs
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1983No. 5802PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
Shortly after midnight on August 1, 1981 Sheila Snipes, age 20, returned home from a date. Sheila’s seventeen-year-old brother, Scottie, was at the house at that time. Their parents, however, were away. Soon after her arrival Sheila heard a rattling sound and then Scottie yelling, “ ‘[TJhere is a man in the house.’ ” The intruder advanced toward Sheila and Scottie who were then in the kitchen. He wore dark clothes, a ski mask and socks covering both hands. Sheila described what occurred: “He started walking toward us and told us he was going to kill us.” He repeated this…
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