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SANTA FE (.4* — The second-degree murder conviction of David Jose Tapia in the Oct. 7. 1*65, gunshot slaying of bartender Tony Prado Chapa hasbeen upheld by the New Mexico Supreme Court.Tapia’s attorneys argued the charge should have been reduced to voluntary* manslaughter, asserting Tapia was intoxicated and couldn't have killed with premeditationThe Supreme Court rejected the argument, saving “specific intent is not required for conviction in second degree murdert * -Tapia, 32, of 614 Coal SW.Albuquerque, was convicted by a jury March 2, 1966, of seconddegree murder in the shooting-death of Chapa, 24. a bartender at the Elbow Room Bar.
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 15, 1970
Page 29
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