STATE v. SALAZAR

No. 22891.

945 P.2d 996 (1997)

123 N.M. 778

1997-NMSC-044

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dean SALAZAR, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita LaLumia, Santa Fe, for Petitioner.

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Bill Primm, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Respondent.


OPINION

BACA, Justice.

1. Pursuant to Rule 12-102 NMRA 1997, the Defendant-Appellant Dean Salazar ("Defendant") seeks review of a jury verdict convicting him of first degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus ten and one half years. The Defendant died in prison while the appeal of his conviction was pending before this Court.

2. As a threshold matter,...

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