Opinion
No. 966.
December 22, 1972.
Appeal from the District Court, Chaves County, Paul Snead, D. J.
Alan A. Norwood, Roswell, for defendant-appellant.
David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., Kenneth G. Brown, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.
OPINION
Jones was convicted of robbery on July 6, 1971. Section 40A-16-2, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2nd Repl. Vol. 6). He was to serve a term of not less than two years nor more than ten years. On March 24, 1972, Jones filed a motion for relief under Rule 93 [§ 21-1-1(93), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 4)]. The trial court denied the motion without hearing because the petition set forth certain grounds for relief being the same grounds raised and disposed of on direct appeal of the conviction. State v. Jones, 83 N.M. 600, 495 P.2d 380 (Ct.App. 1972).
The only point raised which was not disposed of on direct appeal was the denial of defendant's motion for lineup. Absence of a lineup is not a basis for post conviction relief. Hernandez v. State, 81 N.M. 634, 471 P.2d 204 (Ct.App. 1970).
Post conviction proceedings are not a substitute for an appeal as a means of correcting errors occurring during the course of trial, even though the errors relate to constitutional rights. State v. Garcia, 80 N.M. 21, 450 P.2d 621 (1969). Neither is Jones entitled to a successive determination on the merits of issues previously adjudicated. State v. Ortega, 81 N.M. 337, 466 P.2d 903 (Ct.App. 1970).
The order of the trial court is affirmed.
It is so ordered.
WOOD, C. J., and HENDLEY, J., concur.