STATE v. MUNIZ

No. 13185.

622 P.2d 1035 (1981)

95 N.M. 415

STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner, v. Frank Michael MUNIZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Walter G. Lombardi, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Mary Lou Carson, Santa Fe, for respondent.


OPINION

EASLEY, Chief Justice.

Muniz was convicted as an habitual criminal. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. We granted certiorari and reverse the Court of Appeals as to the only issue before us.

The sole issue is whether the use of Muniz' alias in the jury instructions constitutes reversible error.

One of the convictions relied upon by the State to support the habitual offender charge in this case was based on a 1968 indictment...

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