State v. Riordan

OPINION

HERNANDEZ, Judge.

The Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence on one count of unlawful sale of amphetamines; one count of unlawful sale of d-Amphetamine Sulphate and Amobarbital, Amphetamines and Methylphenidate; and, one count of unlawful sale of Morphine, all of these sales contrary to Section 54-11-20, N.M.S.A. (Vol. 8, pt. 2, Supp.1973). His appeal raises two issues: (1) that the trial court erred in not granting defendant’s motion for severance; and (2) that the trial court erred in communicating with the jury after deliberations had begun outside the presence of defendant…