State v. Taylor

OPINION

BOSSON, J.

{1} Charlie Taylor (Defendant) appeals the district court’s determination that he committed first degree murder, resulting in his confinement in a secure, locked facility for his natural life under the New Mexico Mental Illness and Competency Code (the Code). See NMSA 1978, §§ 31-9-1 to -1.5 (1993). Defendant argues that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to support a finding of first degree murder. His argument proceeds along three fronts: (1) the State’s evidence was insufficient under a clear and convincing standard to support the district court’s finding of a…