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STATE v. ORTIZ

No. S-1-SC-38151.

498 P.3d 264 (2021)

2021-NMSC-029

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nicholas ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: August 2, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett J. Baur , Chief Public Defender Kimberly M. Chavez Cook , Appellate Defender B. Douglas Wood III , Assistant Appellate Defender Santa Fe, NM for Appellant.

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General Maris Veidemanis , Assistant Attorney General Santa Fe, NM for Appellee.

OPINION

{1} Defendant Nicholas Ortiz was sixteen at the time he committed first-degree, felony murder. The New Mexico Legislature has established three categories of juvenile offenders that govern the sentencing of a "person who is less than eighteen years old." NMSA 1978, § 32A-1-4(B) (1993, as amended...

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