STATE v. CHAMBERLAIN

No. 18938.

819 P.2d 673 (1991)

112 N.M. 723

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Merrill CHAMBERLAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Jacobs, Taos, for defendant-appellant.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Charles Rennick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

BACA, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Merrill Chamberlain appeals his conviction on a charge of first-degree murder for which he received a life sentence.

On February 21, 1987, Chamberlain hired a female prostitute whom he then brought to his home. That evening she called the police to report a beating. Officers Carrillo and Messimer of the Albuquerque Police Department responded. Chamberlain denied that a woman was present and allowed the police...

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