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STATE v. DODSON

No. 6635.

353 P.2d 364 (1960)

67 N.M. 146

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Erma DODSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Sidwell, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Hilton A. Dickson, Jr., Atty. Gen., Thomas O. Olson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston E. Witt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

McGHEE, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted below of contributing to the delinquency of a minor by engaging in certain illicit sex practices with said minor.

The crucial point raised in this appeal is the refusal of the trial court to give a cautionary instruction to the jury. The requested instruction states:

"From the nature of a case such as this, the juvenile (X) and the defendant, if she was in the company of (X) at the time, usually are the...

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