Territory of New Mexico v. Hall

Citations

• 10 N.M. 545
• 10 Gild. 545

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Homicide — Self-Defense—Threats.—In a trial for homicide, where the question whether the prisoner or deceased commenced the encounter which resulted in death is in any manner of doubt, evidence of uncommunicated general threats of violence made by deceased a few hours prior to the homicide against any one found in a certain situation, is admissible where there is any evidence of a hostile demonstration against the prisoner by the deceased at the time of the homicide, the deceased finding the prisoner within the scope of said threats; and where there is evidence tending to prove that within a year prior to the homicide there had been communicated to the prisoner numerous threats made against his life by deceased.</p>