New Mexico Court of Appeals· 10/15/1986

State v. Price

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726 P.2d 857
104 N.M. 703

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holding that a district court is in the best position 16 to determine whether an improper expression of opinion is on its face prejudicial or 17 too equivocal to require a new trial
holding that trial court’s curative instruction was sufficient and mistrial was not indicated after a juror interrupted the State’s cross-examination of the defendant to ask if it was safe to allow the defendant to be within proximity of a weapon
holding that trial court’s 13 curative instruction was sufficient and mistrial was not indicated after a juror 14 interrupted the State’s cross-examination of the defendant to ask if it was safe to allow 15 the defendant to be within proximity of a weapon
reversing lower court's conviction for attempted felony murder and noting a split among states, some recognizing attempted felony murder as a crime, others not
“[T]he danger of 5 prejudice arising from premature deliberation is significantly less than the danger 6 arising from communication of information not in evidence at trial”.
‘Thus, the result- 14 oriented nature of the doctrine and the unpopularity of felony murder are among the concerns which persuade us not to recognize the crime of attempted felony murder.’

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Judges: Bivins, Alarid, Minzner

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