State v. Lucero

Chief Justice DURRANT,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

1] 1 Following a jury trial, Adrianna Lucero was convicted of murder and child abuse for the death of her two-year-old son Alejandro Lucero (Alex). Alex died after his back was bent backwards, which snapped his spine and pulled apart his aorta. After initially telling detectives and others that she was the only one present with Alex at the time of his injuries, Ms. Lucero subsequently claimed- and now maintains-that the injuries were caused by her boyfriend, Sergio Martinez. She appeals her convictions on several grounds: first, she…