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82 N.M. 536

State v. Garcia

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided April 23, 1971

New Mexico Court of Appeals · decided 1971-04-23

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1971

2 state decisions

Relies on State v. Riley · State v. McNeece · State v. Thorn

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Decided 1971-04-23

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¶1OPINION

WOOD, Judge.

¶2Defendant was prosecuted under § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2, Supp. 1969) for the unlawful sale or delivery of marijuana. This is the general narcotics statute. Defendant contended before the trial court, and asserts here, that the prosecution should have been under § 54-5-14, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2), which is the special statute. We agree. This issue was decided in State v. Riley, 82 N.M. 235, 478 P.2d 563 (Ct.App.1970). Riley has been applied in State v. Thorn (Ct.App.), 82 N.M. 431, 483 P.2d 312, decided March 12, 1971; State v. Rendleman, 82 N.M. 346, 481 P.2d 708 (Ct.App.1971), and State v. McNeece, 82 N.M. 345, 481 P.2d 707 (Ct.App. 1971). The State asserts that State v. Riley, supra, was wrongly decided. We disagree; instead, we reaffirm what was stated in the Riley opinion.

¶3The judgment and sentence is reversed. The cause is remanded with instructions to dismiss the charge against defendant under the general narcotics statute.

¶4It is so ordered.

SPIESS, C. J., and SUTIN, J., concur.
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