Legal Opinion
State v. Litteral
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1990No. 18068PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Chief Justice.
Defendant, James Craig Litteral, was found guilty by a jury and convicted of first degree murder of William Douglas McDougal, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-l(A)(l) (Repl.Pamp.1984). He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a one-year firearm enhancement to be served concurrently. See NMSA 1978, § 31-18-14 (Repl.Pamp.1987) (sentencing authority for capital felony) and § 31-18-16(C) (Repl. Pamp.1987) (alteration of basic sentence for use of firearm). A mistrial was declared at the first trial, the court finding manifest necessity based upon improper…
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