STATE v. FIELDS

No. 7439.

395 P.2d 908 (1964)

74 N.M. 559

State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Francis Fields, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

October 19, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward, Potter & Payne, Lovington, for appellant.

Earl E. Hartley, Atty. Gen., Frank Bachicha, Jr., Wayne C. Wolf, Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


CHAVEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of the crime of involuntary manslaughter, arising out of an automobile accident which occurred on U.S. Highway 180 at a point some five and two-tenths miles from the west city limits of Hobbs, New Mexico.

The information accused the defendant, Joe Francis Fields, of the crime of manslaughter, contrary to § 40-24-7, N.M.S.A., 1953 Comp., alleging that, on November 10, 1962, defendant unlawfully killed...

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