Legal Opinion
State v. Guerra
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2001No. 21,079PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} This case presents us with the opportunity to clarify the limits on a trial court’s discretion in sentencing a youthful offender as an adult. Defendant, a fourteen-year-old child, entered a plea pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), to second degree murder and tampering with evidence. After finding Defendant non-amenable to rehabilitation in juvenile facilities and ineligible for commitment to an institution pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 32A-2-20 (1996), the trial court imposed an adult sentence. The court then increased…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Swafford v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. PrinceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by17 opinions
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