Legal Opinion

Territory of New Mexico v. Lynch

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1913No. 1500PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; Clarence J. Roberts, Associate Justice; New Mexico homicide statutes. Sec. 1060, C. L. 1897; Territory v. Montoya, 125 Pac. 622; sec. 1, chap. 36, also sec. 2, laws of 1907; Whitford v. Com., 18 Am. Dec. 774; sec. 1061, C. L. 1897; sec. 1062, C. L. 1897; sec.. 1069, C. L. 1897; sec. 11, chap. 36, laws of 1907; sec. 1071, C. L. 1897; 2 Mo. Anno. Stat. 1906, sec. 1818. As to qualification of. jury.

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1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT.

HANNA, J. —

The first nine errors assigned by appellant relate to the empaneling of the jury.

The first assignment predicates error, by the trial court, in sustaining a challenge for cause by the Territory, over-objection of the defense, to the venireman, J. D. Merchant, on the grounds that there was sufficient proof to support the challenge, and, that the defendant was not given art opportunity to examine said venireman.

The second assignment of error is based upon the alleged failure of the territory to specify grounds for challenge, in the case of Venireman Merchant,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Connors v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
Faber v. C. Reiss Coal Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
Basye v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
State v. MannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884

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3Cited by12 opinions

State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
State v. AlanizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951
State v. UlibarriNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
Bass v. DehnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
Torres v. GlasgowNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969

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