Territory of New Mexico v. Christman
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal, from a judgment of the Fifth Judicial District Court, Eddy County, convicting defendant of larceny and sentencing him to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The affidavit in support of the motion for a continuance is clearly within the requirements of the.law. Comp.
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Appeal, from a judgment of the Fifth Judicial District Court, Eddy County, convicting defendant of larceny and sentencing him to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The affidavit in support of the motion for a continuance is clearly within the requirements of the.law. Comp. Laws 1897, sec. 2986. See, also, McAdams v. State, 5 S. W. Rep. 826; Rider v. State, Id. 829; "Williams v. State, 6 Neb. 34; Hayne v. State, 14 Id. 303; G-randy v. State, 43 N. W. Rep. (Neb.) 747; Baker v. Comm., 10 S. W. Rep. 336; Maines v. State, 9 Id. 51; State…
1Opinion of the CourtCktjmpacker, J.
Appellant was on October 15, 1899, the fifth day of the October term of the district court for Eddy county, indicted for the larceny of one neat cattle. Within three days thereafter the defendant moved for a continuance of the cause on the ground of the absence of a material witness, and on October 18, the court overruled the motion. A motion to quash the indictment having also been overruled on the same day, the issue was submitted to a jury, and on the following day, October 19, a verdict of guilty was returned; and nomotionfor new trial and in arrest of judgment-having been interposed and…
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