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STATE v. CHAVEZ

No. 8177.

421 P.2d 796 (1966)

77 N.M. 274

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Ray CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 27, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Stewart, Jr., Albuquerque, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Edward R. Pearson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

NOBLE, Justice.

Joe Ray Chavez has appealed from the judgment and sentence imposed following his conviction by a jury of unlawful possession of heroin.

Two grounds are urged for reversal: (1) that the affidavit supporting the search warrant did not allege that the affiant was a legal voter in this state, and (2) that it was error to permit a police officer to testify as to the appearance of persons under the influence of heroin. We reject...

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