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STATE v. COVENS

No. 702.

489 P.2d 888 (1971)

83 N.M. 175

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lloyd COVENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Randolph Burroughs, Fettinger & Burroughs, Alamogordo, for appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., James H. Russell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Convicted of "unlawful use of marijuana," defendant appeals. He contends: (1) no crime was charged; (2) the term "unlawful use" is void for vagueness; and (3) the admission of two marijuana cigarettes into evidence was not relevant to an "unlawful use."

Whether a crime was charged.

The information charged defendant with "... Unlawful Use of Marijuana, a violation of Section 54-7-51, ..." N.M.S.A. 1953 [Repl...

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