New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2/26/1987

State v. Apodaca

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735 P.2d 1156
105 N.M. 650

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stating that “[w]hether 6 the general public may be excluded from a trial is a matter resting within the 7 discretion of the trial court”
holding that portions of Section 31-6-1 are merely directory
rejecting the defendant’s claim of prejudice as speculative where the 11 district court excluded everyone from the courtroom except the victim’s family and 12 the defendant argued that it showed that the court believed the victim and favored the 13 prosecution
“[A] complete failure to swear the jury cannot be waived and a conviction by an unsworn jury is generally held to be a nullity.” (emphasis added)
\[A] complete failure to swear the jury cannot be waived and a conviction by an unsworn jury is generally held to be a nullity.\ (emphasis added)
“[Wjhere the jury is sworn during trial, but prior to commencement of deliberations upon the verdict, the error does not warrant reversal in the absence of prejudice.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Minzner, Bivins, Garcia

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