State v. Sandoval

OPINION

PAYNE, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves two alleged errors committed during Sandoval’s penitentiary riot murder trial. The State’s case was based primarily on testimony by David Fuentes, who saw Sandoval enter the victim’s cell and later saw the victim lying in a pool of blood but did not see Sandoval hit the victim, and testimony by Tunnell, who did see Sandoval hit the victim and to whom Sandoval stated that he had killed the victim.

The State disclosed statements of two witnesses after certifying compliance with N.M.R.Crim.P. 27, N.M.S.A. 1978 (Repl. Pamp.1980). The State also…