STATE v. ORTEGA

No. 33,864.

327 P.3d 1076 (2014)

2014-NMSC-017

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nieves Sonny ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jorge A. Alvarado , Chief Public Defender, Steven James Forsberg , Assistant Appellate Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Ann M. Harvey , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

VIGIL, Chief Justice.

{1} Nieves Sonny Ortega (Defendant) appeals directly to this Court from a life sentence stemming from a conviction of first-degree murder. Defendant was convicted of one count of willful and deliberate murder, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-1(A)(1) (1994). Defendant was also convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree kidnapping...

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