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New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Inmate’s Deadly Weapon Possession Convictions Violate Double Jeopardy Rights
NMSC News:
SANTA FE The New Mexico Supreme Court (NMSC) Thursday vacated one of a prisoner’s two convictions for possession of a deadly weapon because the multiple punishments for violations of the same law violated constitutional double jeopardy rights.
In a unanimous opinion, the Court determined that Milo Benally’s convictions were based on a “single course of conduct” rather than two separate, distinct acts. Under the facts in Benally’s case, the justices concluded that the Legislature did not intend for multiple punishments of the law against possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner.
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Damages Cap In State’s Medical Malpractice Law - 11:51 am
New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today to upholds the damages cap in the medical malpractice law. Post file photo
SUPREME COURT News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico’s cap on certain types of damages for injuries from medical malpractice does not violate the constitutional right to a jury trial, the state Supreme Court ruled today.
The Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) limits damages at $600,000, excluding punitive damages and compensation for medical and rehabilitative care. The cap applies to damages for such things as pain and suffering and a loss of future earnings.
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New Mexico Supreme Court Overturns Convictions In Fatal Child Abuse Case
NMSC News:
SANTA FE The New Mexico Supreme Court Thursday reversed an Albuquerque man’s convictions of child abuse and conspiracy to commit child abuse in the death of a 14-month-old boy in 2015.
A divided Court ruled there was insufficient evidence to support Christopher Garcia’s convictions of intentional child abuse resulting in death by endangerment through medical neglect. The Court unanimously overturned Garcia’s conspiracy conviction. Garcia was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional four years.
The Court’s majority dismissed both charges because double jeopardy protections prohibit a retrial when there was insufficient evidence to support the defendant’s convictions.