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· 5/4/1979

State v. Manus

Citations

  • 597 P.2d 280
  • 93 N.M. 95

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the defendant was not prejudiced by testimony of rebuttal witness who was not disclosed as a witness for the State because defense counsel was given an opportunity to depose the witness before his testimony
  • holding that the defendant was not prejudiced by testimony of rebuttal witness who was not disclosed as a witness for the State because defense counsel was given an opportunity to depose the witness before his testimony
  • holding voluntary manslaughter instruction not required where defendant’s testimony is exculpatory and does not indicate provocation or heat of passion
  • explaining that the state must prove that the act constituting aggravated assault \was done with a general criminal intent\
  • declaring that “[t]his type of gamesmanship in the conduct of a criminal trial is not to be commended”
  • declaring that \[t]his type of gamesmanship in the conduct of a criminal trial is not to be commended\

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Judges: Easley, Sosa, Payne

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