Legal Opinion
State v. Jett
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1991No. 18258PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTGOMERY, Justice.
Defendant Richard Dennis Jett (Jett) appeals his conviction of first degree murder of his former wife Judy Jett (Judy). We affirm.
On June 18, 1988, Jett shot and killed Judy in the parking lot of the Diamond Lil’s Bar in Hobbs, New Mexico. Earlier that same evening Jett encountered Judy leaving George’s Bar with Monetta Easter, a woman Jett also knew, and Steve Bush, whom Easter introduced to Judy that evening. Judy went back inside the bar while Easter told Jett to stay away from Judy. Nonetheless, he followed them to Diamond Lil’s. Easter testified that when she…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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