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STATE v. SUTPHIN

No. 17211.

753 P.2d 1314 (1988)

107 N.M. 126

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin SUTPHIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rubin, Katz & Kepler, Asenath M. Kepler, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth Major, Katherine Zinn, Asst. Attys. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Kevin Sutphin was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to a term of life and to eighteen months; both sentences to be served concurrently. It is from this judgment of conviction that defendant now appeals. We affirm.

On October 18, 1985, at "lock down" time in the New Mexico penitentiary in Santa Fe, Charles Franklin, an inmate, was found unconscious...

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