Legal Opinion
State v. Sanders
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 19, 2000No. 25,569PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
{1} Defendant, Richard Eddie Sanders, was convicted of willful and deliberate first degree murder contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-2-l(A)(l) (1994) and numerous other crimes 1 stemming from his involvement in a drug trafficking ring that operated in southern New Mexico. Sanders’ sentence to life imprisonment vests this Court with jurisdiction. See N.M. Const, art. VI, § 2 (as amended 1965); see also Rule 12-102(A)(1) NMRA 2000. Sanders appeals his conviction on three grounds. He alleges that the district court: (1) improperly admitted his confession in violation of the Due…
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