STATE v. WERNER

No. 11569.

796 P.2d 610 (1990)

110 N.M. 389

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bryan WERNER, a/k/a Mirrio Whantell, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied March 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Gail MacQuesten, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender, Jerry Todd Wertheim, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

The dispositive issue here is whether the defenses of insanity and inability to form a specific intent are available to a defendant in a hearing conducted pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 31-9-1.5(A) (Cum.Supp. 1989). See also SCRA 1986, 5-602(A), (F) (Cum. Supp. 1989). In view of our disposition of this issue, it is unnecessary to address the other issue the parties have briefed. We hold the foregoing defenses are not available...

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