State v. Duran

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{1} Defendant Nathaniel Duran (“Defendant”) was convicted of first-degree murder, criminal sexual penetration while armed with a deadly weapon, and tampering with evidence. The trial court sentenced Defendant to life in prison for murder in the first-degree, nine years for criminal sexual penetration, and 18 months for tampering with evidence, with each sentence to run consecutively. Defendant appeals his convictions for first-degree murder, see Rule 12-102(A)(1) NMRA 2006 (appeals from sentence of life imprisonment taken to the Supreme Court), and tampering with…