State v. Chaves
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Sandoval County; Holloman, Judge. . Luis Chaves was convicted of murder in the second degree, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT. '
DAVIS, J.
On July 17,1918, Pat Smith was manager of a store at Seda To in Sandoval county. On that day he was killed, and the store building burned to the ground. The first witnesses to reach the scene arrived at about 1 o’clock the following morning. The fire was still burning. In the ruins of the building they found the body of Pat Smith, badly burned. His skull was crushed as though from a blow with a blunt instrument, the wound being about two and a half inches in diameter, and evidently sufficient to cause his death. An inquiry was commenced among Navajo Indians…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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