STATE v. ORTIZ

No. 53.

433 P.2d 92 (1967)

78 N.M. App. 507

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candido ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied November 1, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Gordon Robertson, Raton, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Paul J. Lacy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

OMAN, Judge.

Defendant was tried and convicted on two separate counts of possession of marijuana under § 54-7-13, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. 1962). He contends, and we agree, that the sole question presented is whether or not he could have been guilty of the offense with which he was charged and convicted, when the uncontroverted evidence shows that he was engaged in cultivating and growing marijuana.

Some weeks prior to May 27, 1966, Mr....

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