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COMPTON v. LYTLE

No. 27,967.

81 P.3d 39 (2003)

2003-NMSC-031

134 N.M. 586

Joel L. COMPTON, Petitioner, v. Ronald LYTLE, Warden, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tova Indritz, Albuquerque, for Petitioner.

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Ralph E. Trujillo, Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, for Respondent.

OPINION

CHAVEZ, Justice.

{1} In 1983 Petitioner was sentenced to death, but on November 26, 1986, Governor Anaya commuted Petitioner's death sentence to life imprisonment. In this proceeding, Petitioner contends he is eligible for a parole hearing, having accumulated 6,393 days of various good-time credits as of December 31, 2002. Because the Legislature has specifically provided that inmates serving life sentences only become eligible for a parole hearing...

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