STATE v. HERNANDEZ

No. 15062.

672 P.2d 1132 (1983)

100 N.M. 501

STATE of New Mexico Petitioner, v. Arturo HERNANDEZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bardacke, Atty. Gen., Marcia E. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Janet Clow, Chief Public Defender, J. Thomas Sullivan, Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for respondent.


OPINION

PAYNE, Chief Justice.

A petition for a writ of certiorari challenged the court of appeals ruling that Arturo Hernandez was denied his constitutional right to effective counsel. We reverse the court of appeals and reinstate the judgment of the trial court.

In November 1982, Hernandez was convicted of three counts of armed robbery. The day of trial, prior to swearing in the jury, Graham, defense counsel for Hernandez, indicated that his client...

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