ALVAREZ v. STATE

No. 11875.

582 P.2d 816 (1978)

Johnny ALVAREZ, Petitioner, v. STATE of New Mexico, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Reginald J. Storment, Appellate Defender, Martha A. Daly, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for respondent.


OPINION

SOSA, Justice.

The defendant appealed his conviction of trafficking in heroin.

The Court of Appeals addressed three issues: (1) the unavailability of the informer at trial; (2) entrapment as a matter of law; and (3) jury selection. The Court of Appeals declined to hold for the defendant in each of the three issues. The defendant then applied for a writ of certiorari on the third issue, jury selection. We decided to hear the matter.

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