STATE v. GARCIA

No. 28,537.

125 P.3d 638 (2005)

138 N.M. 659

2005-NMSC-038

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Joe GARCIA, Defendant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Susan Roth, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Elizabeth Blaisdell, Assistant Attorney General, Joel Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{1} A jury convicted Joe Garcia ("Defendant") of aggravated battery likely to result in death or great bodily injury, a third degree felony. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial on the grounds of newly-discovered evidence. The newly-discovered evidence consisted of photographs of the victim taken by a police officer shortly after the altercation which was the subject of the trial. Believing that the photographs would have...

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