Legal Opinion
State v. Neely
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1991No. 19085PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
Defendant Judith Neely appeals her conviction on one count of first degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated battery, for which she received a sentence of life imprisonment plus twenty-seven years.
Neely, who had a history of mental illness, drove her car into a family, killing one member, injuring two others, and leaving one physically uninjured. The sole issue at trial was whether she was criminally insane. Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 31-9-3 (Repl.Pamp.1984), the jury returned a verdict of guilty but mentally ill. Appellant…
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