New Mexico Supreme Court· 4/19/1977

State v. Noble

Citations

563 P.2d 1153
90 N.M. 360

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stating that the description of deliberate intention in the jury instruction “is clear, unambiguous and remarkably free of ‘legalese’ ”
“Every killing of a person by another is presumed to be unlawr ful, and only when it can be shown to be excusable or justifiable will it be held otherwise.”
“Objections to instructions cannot be raised for the first time on appeal where defendant neither objected to the instructions at trial nor tendered any written request.”
“Every killing of a person by another is presumed to be unlawful, and only when it can be shown to be excusable or justifiable will it be held otherwise”
to preserve error, defendant must object to instruction given or tender requested written instruction
“Objections to instructions cannot be raised for the first time on appeal where defendant neither objected to the instructions at trial nor tendered any written request.”

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Judges: Musgrove, Sosa, McManus, Easley, Payne

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