State v. MacIas

210 P.3d 804 (2009)

2009-NMSC-028

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Robert MACIAS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 30,741.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 26, 2009.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 2009.

Klipstine, Fredlund & Bowling, L.L.C., James W. Klipstine, Jr., Hobbs, NM, for Appellant.

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Ralph E. Trujillo, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice.

{1} Defendant Robert Macias was convicted of first degree murder (willful and deliberate) and shooting at a motor vehicle resulting in great bodily harm. He appealed to this Court,…