STATE v. MELENDEZ

No. 4665.

643 P.2d 609 (1981)

97 N.M. 740

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlando Lorenzo MELENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Clare E. Mancini, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Tandy L. Hunt, Hunt & Currier, Roswell, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

WALTERS, Judge.

Defendant, charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, was convicted by the jury of voluntary manslaughter. New evidence was discovered shortly after trial, but defendant's prompt motion for a new trial was denied.

Johnny Sambrano died of a gunshot wound. He was a known member of the Tegada-Sambrano-Herrera-Madrid group, and all of them were recognized locally as frequent "cruisers" in Tegada's one-of-a-kind black...

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