STATE v. VIGIL

No. 18869.

794 P.2d 728 (1990)

110 N.M. 254

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janet Elaine VIGIL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Martinez, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Margaret B. Alcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

Janet Elaine Vigil appeals her conviction of first-degree murder in the death of her husband. She argues (1) there was not substantial evidence of premeditation and deliberation to support the jury's verdict. She also argues: (2) SCRA 1986, 14-5171, the Uniform Jury Instruction on justifiable homicide and self-defense, was inadequate to present her battered woman theory of self-defense; (3) SCRA 1986, 14-6008 (Duty to consult) unconstitutionally...

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