State v. Mares

KIKER, Justice.

In the District Court of Quay County, New Mexico, there was filed in criminal cause No. 2962 on the docket, an information for and in the name and behalf of the State- of New Mexico, which, except for formal statements, charged the defendant as follows: “That Louis Mares committed burglary of the dwelling of Loyd Larritson.”

On the same day as the information was filed, the defendant, accompanied by his then attorneys, appeared before the court and entered a plea of not guilty to the said information. Thereafter, the attorneys who were with defendant at the time of his plea of…