Legal Opinion
State v. Duarte
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1996No. 15581PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
1. Defendant appeals his convictions for voluntary manslaughter and conspiracy to tamper with evidence, as well as the enhancement of his sentence under the provisions of the habitual-offender statute. There was evidence that Defendant stabbed the victim during a fight arising out of an argument and that all parties involved were intoxicated at the time of the argument. Defendant was charged with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and conspiracy to tamper with evidence. Defendant’s counsel raised a pre-trial challenge to Defendant’s competency to stand…
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