Legal Opinion

State v. Atwood

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided December 3, 1971No. 685Published

1Opinion of the Court

492 P.2d 1279 (1971)

83 N.M. 416

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Sylvester ATWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 685.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

December 3, 1971.

Certiorari Denied January 18, 1972.

Ronald M. Higginbotham, Hunker, Fedric & Hughes, Roswell, for appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., Ray Shollenbarger, Agency Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Convicted of arson, defendant appeals. The issues are: (1) venue; (2) unauthorized contact with a juror; (3) sufficiency of the evidence; and (4) sequestration of the jury.

Venue.

Defendant moved for a…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1971
  3. Stambaugh v. HayesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
  4. State v. OchoaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
  5. State v. McFerranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969

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