State v. Gaitan

42 P.3d 1207 (2002)

131 N.M. 758

2002-NMSC-007

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

Frederico GAITAN, Defendant-Petitioner.

No. 26,743.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 22, 2002.

Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender, Will O'Connell, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Max Shepherd, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

{1} Defendant, Frederico Gaitan, was convicted of second degree murder as an accessory under NMSA 1978, § 30-2-1(B) (1994) and NMSA 1978, § 30-1-13 (1972), aggravated…