State v. Tapia

OPINION

MOISE, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree and appeals. He argues two claimed errors by the trial court.

By his first point, appellant asserts that voluntary intoxication, of a degree which would prevent formation of a specific intent to kill, should have an effect in law of reducing the offense from second degree murder to voluntary manslaughter.

Appellant recognizes that for him to prevail on this point it is necessary that the cottrt reconsider State v. Williams, 76 N.M. 578, 417 P.2d 62 (1966), where we stated unequivocally that “voluntary…