STATE v. NEELY

No. 19085.

819 P.2d 249 (1991)

STATE of New Mexico Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judith NEELY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender, Bruce Rogoff, Gina Maestas, Asst. Appellate Defenders, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth Major, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Michael Norwood, Albuquerque, William H. Carpenter, Albuquerque, for amicus curiae NM Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Barbara Bergman, Charles W. Daniels, Albuquerque, for amicus curiae NM Defense Lawyers Ass'n.

Dennis Balske, Montgomery, for amicus curiae National Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


OPINION

BACA, Justice.

Defendant Judith Neely appeals her conviction on one count of first degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated battery, for which she received a sentence of life imprisonment plus twenty-seven years.

Neely, who had a history of mental illness, drove her car into a family, killing one member, injuring two others, and leaving one physically uninjured. The sole issue at trial was whether she...

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