STATE v. COPELAND

No. 8998.

727 P.2d 1342 (1986)

105 N.M. 27

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mickey Dean COPELAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied October 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Bardacke, Atty. Gen., Alicia Mason, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul D. Campos, Archuleta, Sanchez & Co., P.A., Santa Fe, Martin A. Lopez, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his convictions for homicide by vehicle and driving while intoxicated. NMSA 1978, §§ 66-8-101 and -102 (Cum.Supp.1986). We affirm. We address each of defendant's appellate issues below.

FACTS

Defendant's truck struck and killed State Police Officer Manuel Olivas on the night of February 1, 1985, at the Pecos River bridge between Santa Fe and Las Vegas. The incident occurred at about...

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