STATE v. HUNT

No. 793.

497 P.2d 755 (1972)

83 N.M. 753

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy Joe HUNT and Charles E. Taylor, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome D. Matkins, Carlsbad, for appellant Billy Joe Hunt.

Donald C. Cox, Easley & Reynolds, Hobbs, for appellant Charles E. Taylor.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., James B. Mulcock, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

Defendants appeal their conviction of larceny over $100.00 but less than $2,500.00. Section 40A-16-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 1964, Supp. 1971). Defendants assert three grounds for reversal, namely (1) "self-serving" is no longer a valid reason for exclusion of testimony or the testimony was admissible under the "res gestae" theory; (2) state witnesses were not qualified to testify as to value; and, (3) evidence of value was insufficient...

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