N.M. Supreme Court upholds Clovis manâs convictions for murder and rape
VIDEO: N.M. Supreme Court upholds Clovis manâs convictions for murder and rape By Kaitlin Johnson | February 25, 2021 at 12:35 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 5:23 PM
SANTA FE, N.M. (KFDA) - Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Clovis manâs convictions for first-degree murder and raping the victim after death.
According to a news release, the Court unanimously concluded that the murder victim does not need to be alive at the time of a rape for a conviction under the law against criminal sexual penetration.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Tuesday managed to come to a bipartisan agreement in how to fix a decades-long problem with the state’s liquor laws and approve some liquor delivery. The House approved HB 255, which would add a new class of liquor licenses, by 41-27. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Antonio “Moe” […]
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Legislators have advanced a proposal to legalize recreational cannabis across New Mexico and lift the state s tight restrictions on production for its medical cannabis program.
After more than six hours of testimony and deliberations, a legislative committee on health issues on Monday endorsed one bill backed by Democrats and sidelined a second, in efforts to set up a taxed and regulated marketplace for broad cannabis sales.
The two-day hearing pushed to the forefront an initiative that would subsidize medical marijuana for the poor and do away with current limits on the number of plants each licensed producer can grow.