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STATE v. ARRENDONDO

No. 31,934.

278 P.3d 517 (2012)

2012-NMSC-013

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angel ARRENDONDO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline L. Cooper , Chief Appellate Defender, J.K. Theodosia Johnson , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Ralph E. Trujillo , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

{¶ 1} Defendant Angel Arrendondo testified during his trial that he shot and killed Alfego "Ace" Aragon in self-defense. Arrendondo claimed that Aragon shot at him numerous times, wounding him once in the shoulder. Witnesses Gloria Rael and Emilio Quintana, Aragon's wife and son-in-law, respectively, testified that Aragon did not own a gun and was not armed. They testified that they both saw Arrendondo shooting...

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