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State v. Baca – Commitment for life can be appealed directly to New Mexico Supreme Court

July 18, 2019 dave 0 Comments

After Fidel Baca, Sr. was found dead with an enormous pickaxe sticking out of his chest, Defendant Manuel Baca was charged with his murder. The district court found that Manuel

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Fry v. Lopez – The End of the Death Penalty in New Mexico?

July 12, 2019 dave 0 Comments

In Fry v. Lopez, the New Mexico Supreme Court reverses the death sentences for the last two defendants on death row in New Mexico.

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