Legal Opinion
State v. Isiah
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1989No. 17789PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARRABEE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a first-degree murder conviction, NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-l(A) (Repl.Pamp.1984), and attempted first-degree murder, NMSA 1978, Sections 30-2-l(A) and 30-28-l(A) (Repl.Pamp. 1984). Defendant-appellant, Jerry Isiah, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Defendant had killed Jackie Saunders and injured Yadira Salinas while travelling through Lordsburg, New Mexico on a bus from Arizona to Texas. Following a jury trial defendant was found guilty but mentally ill on both counts. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life on count one and to a…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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