State v. Seaton
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OMAN, Justice.
Defendant appeals from his conviction of first degree murder. We affirm.
The first point relied upon for reversal is defendant’s claim that the evidence supporting his conviction is so inherently improbable that his conviction amounts to fundamental error. This claimed inherent improbability arises from the fact that there is evidence from which it could be found defendant was in Clovis, New Mexico, at about 1:00 a. m. on May 19, 1971; drove from there to Portales where he and a companion stopped for gasoline; then drove to Roswell where they stopped for at least thirty…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1914
- State v. OrtegaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. McAfeeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. PolskyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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- State v. HesterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. BidegainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
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