STATE v. MONTOYA

No. 32,279.

306 P.3d 426 (2013)

2013-NMSC-020

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett J. Bauer , Acting Chief Public Defender, J.K. Theodosia Johnson , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

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


OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} Criminal prosecutions with multiple charges arising from a common fact situation often create difficult challenges, both in evaluating the offenses separately and in determining whether multiple punishments are permissible or appropriate under statutory and constitutional requirements. Among the issues we consider in this direct appeal are two matters of significant precedential value.

{2} One...

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