STATE v. ORTEGA

No. 226.

449 P.2d 346 (1968)

79 N.M. 744

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

December 20, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Stevens, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Boston E. Witt, Atty. Gen., Spencer T. King, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

OMAN, Judge.

Defendant was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of armed robbery. He was tried for armed robbery, and the question of his guilt was submitted to the jury by the court's instructions.

One of the two victims of the armed robbery was a Mrs. Bowen. She was a witness for the State. The other victim was unavailable at the time of trial.

The robbery was committed by two men. One of them wore a mask, but Mrs. Bowen tentatively...

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