Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 2011No. 30,782PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} This case involves the conviction of Defendant Jose Pedro Garcia for multiple charges arising from the Memorial Day 2005 murder of Jeff Armstrong. Defendant attended a party that day at the apartment of Armstrong’s neighbor, Sarita Duran. According to eyewitnesses, Defendant went to Armstrong’s apartment to steal marijuana for use at the party, a struggle ensued, and Garcia shot and killed Armstrong.
I. BACKGROUND
{2} The jury convicted Defendant of one count of first degree felony murder, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-l(A) (1994); one count of armed robbery,…
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