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STATE v. FINCHUM

No. 19210.

809 P.2d 630 (1991)

111 N.M. 716

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell FINCHUM, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

April 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Katherine Zinn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Russell Finchum, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, tampering with evidence and aggravated battery. He was sentenced concurrently to life imprisonment for the murder, eighteen months for tampering with evidence and 364 days for the aggravated battery. The battery charge arose out of a different incident than the murder charge.

The victim was...

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