Legal Opinion

State v. Parker

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided March 30, 1973No. 1073PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

Convicted of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance contrary to § 54-11-22, N.M.S.A.1953 (1972 Interim Supp.), defendant appeals asserting two points for reversal. First, that the prosecuting attorney and the state’s witness “made constant inferences designed specifically to appeal to the racial prejudices of the jurors” which amounted to either fundamental or plain error; and, second, that all the errors in the record constituted cumulative error when considered in the aggregate.

We affirm.

Inferences as to race

Defendant is a Negro. The transactions…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. TorresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1967
  2. State v. ValdezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. State v. SandovalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975

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