STATE v. ALDERETTE

No. 1366.

526 P.2d 194 (1974)

86 N.M. 600

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo A. ALDERETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1974.

Certiorari Denied September 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Stewart, Jr., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., Prentis Reid Griffith, Jr., Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Joe Pat Romero was shot and died from his wounds. Convicted of murder in the second degree, defendant appeals. Section 40A-2-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 6). The issues concern: (1) a fair and impartial jury; (2) evidence of the character of the deceased in the State's case-in-chief; (3) exclusion of evidence concerning the character of deceased; (4) questions concerning threats; and (5) cumulative error.

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