STATE v. ADONIS

No. 30,309.

194 P.3d 717 (2008)

2008-NMSC-059

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard Denitri ADONIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh W. Dangler, Chief Public Defender, Nina Lalevic, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Anita Carlson, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} In this appeal we consider whether the district court properly ordered the criminal commitment of Leonard Denitri Adonis, Defendant, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 31-9-1.5 (1999). In so doing, we resolve two issues: (1) whether the procedure set forth in Section 31-9-1.5 is constitutionally permissible, and (2) whether the State presented adequate evidence to support its theory that Defendant committed first-degree...

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