STATE v. BROCK

No. 5479.

244 P.2d 131 (1952)

56 N.M. 338

STATE v. BROCK.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.O. Askren, G.T. Watts, Roswell, for appellant.

Joe L. Martinez, Atty. Gen., W.F. Kitts, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


McGHEE, Justice.

The sole ground relied upon by the appellant to secure a reversal of his conviction of murder in the second degree is the trial court erred in admitting testimony that the deceased Waters bore a good reputation for being a peaceable and quiet man.

Waters and the defendant were good friends until a short time before the killing. Waters had made a contract with the defendant to help him build a house a short time previously and after its completion...

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