Whitley v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, J.:

On, October 12, 1960, after dark, or on October 13th before daybreak, three business houses in Caliente, Lincoln County, one of which was the Shamrock Club, were burglarized. Upon discovery of the burglaries an investigation was conducted by county officials. They ascertained the following facts:

Three strangers in a 1955 model Dodge sedan, two-toned green in color bearing a New Mexico license plate, had been seen in Lincoln County on the afternoon and evening before the burglaries. They had attempted to buy a gun at a service station. They were white, two were…