Legal Opinion
Compton v. Lytle
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 2003No. 27,967PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Justice.
{1} In 1983 Petitioner was sentenced to death, but on November 26, 1986, Governor Anaya commuted Petitioner’s death sentence to life imprisonment. In this proceeding, Petitioner contends he is eligible for a parole hearing, having accumulated 6,393 days of various good-time credits as of December 31, 2002. Because the Legislature has specifically provided that inmates serving life sentences only become eligible for a parole hearing after thirty years, we hold that Petitioner is not eligible for a parole hearing until he has actually served thirty years in prison, his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. HendersonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Clark v. TansyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Quintana v. New Mexico Department of CorrectionsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983
- Stinbrink v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by24 opinions
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