STATE v. NIETO

No. 8215.

429 P.2d 353 (1967)

78 N.M. 155

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert NIETO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 19, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Montoya & Montoya, Albuquerque, for appellant.

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


OPINION

HENSLEY, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals.

Albert Nieto, Jr., was accused by indictment with having sold marijuana in violation of § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A. 1953. Following a verdict of guilty and pronouncement of sentence the defendant brings this appeal.

The single ground relied upon for reversal is that the denial of the appellant's request for a continuance constituted an abuse of discretion by the trial court and deprived the appellant of...

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