State v. Granado

OPINION OP THE COURT.

EOBEETS, C. J.

The defendant was tried by a jury, in the District Court of Socorro County, for the crime of murder, adjudged to be guilty of murder in the first degree, and by the court duly sentenced to death. From the judgment an appeal was prosecuted to this court, a transcript of record filed as required by law, but no brief was filed on behalf of appellant. Had the ease not been of such a grave character we would have affirmed the same, because of such default but in view of the gravity of the punishment we decided to carefully review the record and evidence and…