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State v. Vickery

Court of Appeals of New Mexico
Mar 21, 1973
84 N.M. 758 (N.M. Ct. App. 1973)

Opinion

No. 1076.

March 21, 1973.

Appeal from the District Court, Bernalillo County, H. Vern Payne, D. J.

Frank P. Dickson, Larry W. Burch, Branch, Dickson Dubois, P. A., Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., James H. Russell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


CERTIFICATION TO THE SUPREME COURT


Defendant's appeal from his conviction of and sentence for unlawful branding raises an issue as to the jury instructions concerning the requisite intent to commit that crime.

The New Mexico Supreme Court has granted certiorari in State v. Lopez (Ct.App.), 84 N.M. 453, 504 P.2d 1086, decided November 17, 1972, and State v. Gunzelman (Ct.App.), 84 N.M. 451, 504 P.2d 1084, decided November 30, 1972. The Lopez and Gunzelman decisions are both concerned with instructions to the jury concerning the requisite intent for the crimes involved in those cases.

By the grant of certiorari, it appears to this Court that the New Mexico Supreme Court has indicated that the matter of instructions concerning the requisite intent is one of substantial public interest that should be decided by that Court.

Certiorari was granted in the Lopez and Gunzelman cases on January 3, 1973, and those cases are presently pending before that Court.

On the basis of the foregoing and pursuant to § 16-7-14(C)(2), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 4), this case is certified to the New Mexico Supreme Court for decision.

WOOD, C. J., and SUTIN, J., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Vickery

Court of Appeals of New Mexico
Mar 21, 1973
84 N.M. 758 (N.M. Ct. App. 1973)
Case details for

State v. Vickery

Case Details

Full title:STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alfred Ike VICKERY…

Court:Court of Appeals of New Mexico

Date published: Mar 21, 1973

Citations

84 N.M. 758 (N.M. Ct. App. 1973)
508 P.2d 28