STATE v. VALDEZ

No. 12835.

618 P.2d 1234 (1980)

95 N.M. 70

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

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha A. Daly, Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, Roger Bargas, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Lawrence A. Barela, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

Richard Valdez was convicted of armed robbery. He appeals claiming that testimony by his former attorney was improperly excluded by the trial court. He further argues that a new trial should be granted because of the discovery of new evidence bearing on his case. We affirm.

While the defendant was in jail awaiting trial, he was approached by Garcia, a fellow inmate, who allegedly confessed to the robbery for which the defendant...

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