Legal Opinion
State v. Werner
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1990No. 11569PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
The dispositive issue here is whether the defenses of insanity and inability to form a specific intent are available to a defendant in a hearing conducted pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 31-9-1.5(A) (Cum.Supp.1989). See also SCRA 1986, 5-602(A), (F) (Cum. Supp.1989). In view of our disposition of this issue, it is unnecessary to address the other issue the parties have briefed. We hold the foregoing defenses are not available in a hearing conducted pursuant to Section 31-9-1.5. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s ruling on this issue and remand this case for further…
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