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CAMPOS v. STATE

No. 11963.

580 P.2d 966 (1978)

91 N.M. 745

Tomas CAMPOS, Petitioner, v. STATE of New Mexico, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Martha A. Daly, Asst. App. Defender, Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Sammy J.G. Quintana, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for respondent.

OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

Appellant (hereafter Campos), a penitentiary inmate, was a defense witness in the trial of Faustino Castillo, Jr., who was charged with escape from the penitentiary. Campos and other defense witnesses had prior felony convictions. The State, for impeachment purposes, wished to cross-examine Campos regarding the prior felony convictions.

Campos was called as a witness. The State agreed not to use any testimony elicited during...

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