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STATE v. MELTON

No. 10805.

561 P.2d 461 (1977)

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stanley Deon MELTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pickard & Singleton, Sarah Michael Singleton, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Louis Valencia, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

SOSA, Justice.

Defendant Stanley Melton was charged with the first-degree murder, felony murder, rape, aggravated sodomy and the kidnapping of Sarah L. Vineyard, and was convicted of all but the first-degree murder charge. He appeals.

On the night of February 5, 1975, defendant went drinking at two bars in Clovis, New Mexico. Between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. he had between nine to thirteen beers. Witnesses testified that the defendant got quieter...

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