State v. Chesher
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Curry County; McClure, Judge. Lem Chesher was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
ROBERTS, C. J.
The appellant, Lem Chesher, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the district court of Curry county. From the judgment of the court sentencing him to serve a term in the state penitentiary, he appeals.
We deem that an extended statement of the facts of this case is. unnecessary in view of the disposition we have determined to make of it. .In brief, the evidence tends to show that appellant and Sam Byers, the deceased, prior to the day of the homicide, were not on friendly terms; that the two parties met on the streets of Texico on the day of the…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Wood v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- State v. KennadeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- State v. ElvinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. MooreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. HarrisonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. NevaresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1932
- State v. HortonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
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