Legal Opinion

State v. Fero

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 1988No. 17301PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

Defendant O.C. Fero was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-l(A)(l) (Repl.Pamp.1984), and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment.

The facts in this case are more fully set out in State v. Fero, 105 N.M. 339, 732 P.2d 866 (1987). Fero, who was then principal of Tohatchi High School, was evaluated on February 22, 1985, by Paul Hansen, Superintendent of Schools for the Gallup-McKinley school system. During the evaluation five shots were fired, which resulted in the death of Hansen. Fero was arrested for the homicide and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. ChouinardNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. GilletteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. State v. VolpatoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. O.C. Chick Fero v. Dareld KerbyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. State v. WareNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Case v. HatchNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. DesnoyersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. ArmijoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997

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