STATE v. BANKERT

No. 20933.

875 P.2d 370 (1994)

117 N.M. 614

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael BANKERT, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sammy J. Quintana, Chief Public Defender, Christopher Bulman, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for appellant.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Joel Jacobsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.


OPINION

FROST, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Michael Bankert drove with his common-law wife Kathy Christison from their home in Cortez, Colorado, to Farmington, New Mexico in order to buy cocaine for resale. Convinced they were not receiving adequate value for their money, Bankert shot and killed Robert Martin, a participant in the transaction. Bankert was convicted of felony murder, trafficking cocaine by possession with intent to distribute, and...

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