OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant was convicted and sentenced on two counts of false imprisonment [§ 40A-4-3, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 6)] and one count of aggravated assault [§ 40A-3-2]. We reverse.
A. The doctrine of collateral estoppel entitles defendant to a directed verdict.
The facts of this case are uncontroverted. In the early afternoon of August 26, 1973, the defendant, upset by the infidelity of his wife, Sarah...
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