STATE v. SILVA

No. 30,555.

192 P.3d 1192 (2008)

2008-NMSC-051

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Juan Antonio SILVA, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 20, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Joel Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Caren Ilene Friedman, Santa Fe, NM, Kennedy & Han, P.C., Paul J. Kennedy, Albuquerque, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} Defendant Juan Silva was convicted of second degree murder, conspiracy to commit second degree murder, and tampering with evidence. He appealed, and the Court of Appeals remanded for a new trial on the grounds that the district court had violated his Sixth Amendment rights by not allowing defense counsel to inquire into whether a State witness had been promised immunity in exchange for his testimony. The Court also...

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