State v. Todd
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
PARKER, C. J.
The appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to the penitentiary, and has appealed.
In rebuttal the prosecution introduced evidence of the good reputation of the deceased as to peace and quietude. Appellant assigns error in the action of the court in admitting this proof. The argument in support of the assignment is that there was no evidence introduced on behalf of the defendant attacking the character of the deceased in this regard, and that therefore the proof offered on behalf of the prosecution was inadmissible. Counsel…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- People v. WardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Hussey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- People v. . Van GaasbeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Thrawley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
- State v. BaileyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. PaceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- Norman J. Deschenes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- State v. RutledgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- State v. StewartNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1929
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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