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STATE v. PERRIN

No. 12238.

596 P.2d 516 (1979)

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Delbert PERRIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha A. Daly, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Michael A. Kauffman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

FEDERICI, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of felony murder in the District Court of Dona Ana County. The court found that appellant and James Kinslow had entered the Andrews' home for the purpose of committing burglary, and during the commission of this crime, shot and killed Mrs. Patricia Andrews.

Appellant argues two points on appeal: (1) the trial court committed jurisdictional error in failing to properly instruct the jury regarding...

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