State v. Sena
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
VARGAS, Judge.
*1243{1} A jury convicted Defendant Richard Sena of criminal sexual penetration (CSP), kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated burglary, and criminal sexual contact (CSC). Defendant was sentenced to a term of forty years and six months. He appeals his conviction, alleging five separate assertions of error. First, Defendant claims the district court erred in failing to grant a mistrial following the State's comments during closing arguments about Defendant's demeanor during the testimony of Victim. Defendant next alleges that the district court failed to properly instruct the jury on…
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