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STATE v. CHAVEZ

No. 7817.

419 P.2d 456 (1966)

77 N.M. 79

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

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

October 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.E. Gallegos, Santa Fe, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Thomas A. Donnelly, James V. Noble, Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

E.T. HENSLEY, Jr., Chief Judge, Court of Appeals.

The appellant was indicted by a grand jury, charging him with violating § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A. 1953. A petit jury returned a verdict of guilty.

The appellant contends that § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A. 1953, being Chapter 145, Laws of 1935, is a general statute relating to narcotic drugs. The appellant further contends that § 54-5-14, N.M.S.A. 1953, being Chapter 97, Laws of 1935, is a specific...

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