STATE v. BALENQUAH

No. 26,678.

208 P.3d 912 (2009)

2009-NMCA-055

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clifford D. BALENQUAH, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied, No. 31,652, April 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, James W. Grayson, Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

Hugh W. Dangler, Chief Public Defender, Nina Lalevic, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Appellant David Balenquah (Balenquah) appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of his cousin Andrew Zuni (Zuni). At trial, Balenquah advanced a theory of self-defense and attempted to demonstrate what he alleged were Zuni's violent propensities. The State first disclosed evidence of Zuni's criminal history during the trial. Balenquah argues that the State's failure to disclose such evidence...

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