New Mexico Supreme Court· 3/14/1966

State v. Buchanan

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412 P.2d 565
76 N.M. 141

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noting that the admission or rejection of impeachment testimony 16 1 regarding witness credibility is largely in discretion of the trial court
holding one week after the Paris decision that an extrajudicial confession, “when established as trustworthy, may properly be considered together with independent or corroborative evidence as proof that the crime charged was committed”
explaining that “[t]he corpus delicti of larceny is constituted of two elements: that the property was lost by the owner, and that it was lost by a felonious taking,” and then exploring the available information regarding the ownership of the item at issue
“[A] statement, when established as trustworthy, may properly be considered together with independent or corroborative evidence as proof that the crime charged was committed.” (citation omitted)

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