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STATE v. FRANK

No. 12021.

589 P.2d 1047 (1979)

92 N.M. 456

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert FRANK, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hynes, Eastburn & Hale, Thomas J. Hynes, Farmington, for defendant-appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Sammy J. Quintana, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

Defendant appeals his convictions on separate charges of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. He was charged with having killed Tina Marie Alexander while committing an aggravated burglary in Farmington, New Mexico.

Prior to trial, defendant moved for a change of venue alleging that adverse pretrial publicity prevented him from receiving a fair trial. The motion was denied by the trial court. At trial defendant asked...

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