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State v. Meeks

Citations

  • 25 N.M. 231
  • 180 P. 295

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Larceny is a “continuing- offense,” and, if property is stolen in one county and taken by the thief into another, he is g-uilty of a new caption and asportation in the latter county.</p> <p>P. 232</p> <p>2. It is only when the evidence of ownership of animals depend upon a brand that a certified copy of the recorded brand is necessary to be introduced in evidence. P.» 232</p> <p>3. A verified motion for a continuance, setting- up facts calculated to show prejudice and bias of the regular panel of jurors in attendance upon the court, and which was overruled by the court, presents no facts to this court upon which the action of the district court can be reviewed, in the absence of a showing by way of bill of exceptions of the existence of bias or prejudice on the part of the jurors. P. 232</p>

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  • where property is stolen in one county and taken by the thief into another, he is guilty of a new caption and asportation in the latter county

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Judges: Parker, Raynolds, Roberts

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