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STATE v. YAZZIE

No. 14416.

860 P.2d 213 (1993)

116 N.M. 83

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bessie Lee Yazzie, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Gail MacQuesten, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Grant L. Foutz, Foutz, Lally & Pederson, P.A., Gallup, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

BLACK, Judge.

Defendant appeals her conviction for involuntary manslaughter. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Defendant should have been prosecuted for homicide by vehicle rather than for involuntary manslaughter. We affirm Defendant's conviction for involuntary manslaughter for the reasons set out below.

FACTS

Defendant was involved in an automobile accident in Gallup which resulted in the death of her husband...

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