STATE v. LUJAN

No. 12540.

608 P.2d 1114 (1980)

94 N.M. 232

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noe D. LUJAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha A. Daly, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Arthur Encinias, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of Lujan for the first-degree murder of his former wife, Cecilia Lujan, and an acquaintance, Joey Trujillo. Lujan was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.

The issues raised on appeal follow.

I. Whether the trial court properly disallowed the testimony of two witnesses concerning statements made by Lujan's former wife concerning her infidelity?

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