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STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 10890.

557 P.2d 1095 (1976)

89 N.M. 746

STATE of New mexico, plaintiff-appellee, v. Raymond "Topper" HAMILTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan A. Hartke, Chief Public Defender, Reginald J. Storment, Appellant Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Raymond Hamilton, Anthony Tupler, Asst. Attys. Gen., Sante Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

McMANUS, Justice.

Defendant was charged in a two-count indictment for the April 3, 1975 murders of his ex-wife, Janie Canales Hamilton (hereafter "Janie") (Count I) and her mother, Juanita Canales (hereafter "Mrs. Canales") (Count II), pursuant to § 40A-2-1A, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 6, 1972).

Hamilton and Janie were married in May 1974. The marriage was stormy and the defendant and Janie later separated. On the evening of April 2...

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