Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 2002No. 23,463PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
{1} Frank Martinez pleaded guilty to the murder of Crystal LaPierre and, following a capital sentencing hearing, was sentenced to death. The transcript of his plea hearing was subsequently lost and a reconstruction hearing was conducted to replace that transcript. Defendant asserts: (1) it was error for a judge other than the assigned judge to accept his original plea; (2) the missing transcript deprived Defendant of his right to appellate review; (3) the reconstruction hearing was improperly conducted; (4) the trial court failed to fully inform Defendant of his…
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