STATE v. WATCHMAN

No. 12212.

809 P.2d 641 (1991)

111 N.M. 727

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon WATCHMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied March 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Patricia Gandert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

B.W. Freyburger, Navajo Legal Aid & Defender Office, Window Rock, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

This case raises the question of whether defendant's prior uncounseled tribal court convictions together with an uncounseled municipal court conviction may properly be utilized as a basis for imposing an aggravated sentence upon defendant following his subsequent felony conviction.

Defendant appeals from the sentences imposed following his entry of guilty pleas to two counts of vehicular homicide. We (1) answer several issues...

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