State v. Quintana
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERNANDEZ, Judge.
Defendant appeals his jury conviction for trafficking in heroin contrary to Section 54-11-20, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1973 Supp.). He alleges two points of error:
1. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO QUASH THE SEARCH WARRANT AND TO SUPPRESS REAL EVIDENCE.
2. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT AS TO THE OFFENSE OF “TRAFFICKING IN HEROIN” BECAUSE THERE IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A CONVICTION FOR “TRAFFICKING.”
We affirm.
The facts are these: On December 7, 1972, several law enforcement…
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