State v. Samora

OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

DefendantMichael Samora was convicted of first-degree murder and other crimes for the bludgeoning death of his girlfriend and a subsequent robbery and stabbing at an Albuquerque convenience store. One of D efendant’s primary issues in his direct appeal to this Court is whether his convictions should be reversed as a result of the district court’s excusal of a Spanish-speaking prospective juror who had difficulty understanding the English language. While we agree with Defendant’s argument, made for the first time on appeal, that the juror’s dismissal violated Article…