Legal Opinion
State v. Salazar
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1997No. 22891PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
1.Pursuant to Rule 12-102 NMRA 1997, the Defendant-Appellant Dean Salazar (“Defendant”) seeks review of a jury verdict convicting him of first degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus ten and one half years. The Defendant died in prison while the appeal of his conviction was pending before this Court.
2. As a threshold matter, we consider whether the Defendant’s death requires abatement of all proceedings had in this prosecution from its inception (“ab initio ”). Assuming no abatement…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by142 opinions
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