State v. Parker
New Mexico Court of Appeals
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
- State v. TorresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. ValdezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. SandovalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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