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I Ruling Is MadesOn Tapia TrialDist. Judge John B. M c -Manus Tuesday ruled that ae- ' c cused slayer David Tapia, 28. c p will be tried for murder dur- tlt;»s inn the current court term. p‘d Judge McManus’ decision sn was reached after a hearingp. before him last week on tl whether a person can be flt;f, tried during the same courtvjterm in which the alleged c v crime was committed or in tlls which he was charged with nthe alleged i i ime. t1- The i .etomary procedure yis here has been to try persons 5 in the term following the one a • r in which the alleged crime *' ” was committed. T h ere are n two terms of court each Ni- year, beginning in March and se September. p)f Tapia, of 514 Coal SW, is ncharged with second degree f’ e* murder in the Oct. 7 shooting v it death of Tony Prado Chapa. ( v 24. of 3518 ( imino Alameda 11 r- SW. Chapa was shot to deathd at tfie Elbow Room Bar, 210 s Second SW, where he w a s La* employed as a bartender wh Jud ;n Mlt; Manus c(k t h e fin question u n d e r advisement s 3- last week He sa J he ruled Tapia lt;an be ti ed during fi d ** is term be. awse ”1 d on ’t rit think t. •* Saw pieci ides d ” ^i• “The law on 1 v states that flt;e the defendant n i-t be given 1Is adequate tune to prepa:e for wti ial, w iiich u ♦* u ill give vi•d hin ’ Judge M' M *nus said,[o 11** added that the trial c5 rot ihly will not be held Jan.10, as pieviously scheduled, !1 a because it will not allow the im defense enough time to pie- h id pare. He - aid a setting around *. Jan. 25 is anticipated
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Wed, Jan 05, 1966
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