STATE v. FERNANDEZ

No. 5491.

248 P.2d 679 (1952)

56 N.M. 689

STATE v. FERNANDEZ.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 22, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Apodaca, Albuquerque, for appellant.

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


COMPTON, Justice.

Appellant appeals from sentence imposed by the district court of Sandoval County following conviction before a jury of having murdered one Clemente Salazar. Error is predicated upon the refusal of the court (a) to grant a change of venue, (b) to grant a continuance, (c) to declare a mistrial, and (d) prejudicial comments of the trial court during the trial. We will discuss the questions in that order.

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