Legal Opinion
State v. Branch
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 2016No. S-1-SC-35951; Docket 33,064PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANZI, Judge.
{1} There is no question that Defendant Lawrence Branch shot and injured his adult son, Joshua Branch, with a .44 caliber revolver. Defendant confessed to the shooting and was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and negligent use of a deadly weapon. He was also charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly assaulting his wife, Patricia Branch, on the theory that Defendant’s conduct caused Patricia to reasonably believe that he was about to batter her as well. The key issue at trial was whether the shooting, which was the basis for all…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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