[DOWNLOAD] "State V. Castrillo" by New Mexico Supreme Court # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Castrillo
- Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 08, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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The defendant was tried to a jury on a charge of murder in the first degree. Lesser included offenses of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter were also submitted for the jury's consideration. At the conclusion of the trial and after deliberation by the jury, the foreman announced that the jurors were deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict. The defendant was tried a second time and found guilty of murder in the second degree. He appealed from that judgment and the Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that the defendant had twice been put in jeopardy and should therefore be discharged. We granted certiorari not only to review that issue but because the Court of Appeals treated additional issues and gave an advisory opinion on matters that were outside the scope of appellate review.