STATE v. UTTER

No. 3321.

582 P.2d 1296 (1978)

92 N.M. 83

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy Richard UTTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1978.

Writ of Certiorari Denied August 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Santa Fe, Mark Shapiro, Asst. Appellate Defender, Steven H. Schiff, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Robert G. Sloan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

Defendant Utter appeals his jury conviction for child abuse resulting in death contrary to § 40A-6-1C, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 6, Supp. 1975). We affirm.

The defendant presents two points for reversal: (1) a jury instruction allowing the jury to find child abuse resulting in death in six alternative ways deprived Mr. Utter of his right to a unanimous verdict; and (2) the admission of defendant's confession was error...

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