Taos jury deadlocks in trial for 2021 shooting death
State prosecutors on Wednesday filed a request for a retrial “as soon as possible.”
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State prosecutors on Wednesday filed a request for a retrial “as soon as possible.”
After a seven-day trial and a day of deliberation, a jury in 8th Judicial District Court could not decide whether Taos resident Ray Rivera was guilty in the fatal shooting
A witness statement led to Brandon Romaine Smith being charged with Tyreek Jawaun Pettigrew's murder in 2018.
Justin Fernandez had earlier faced a first-degree murder charge in the 2021 death of Antonio Martinez.
A four-day jury trial for Justin Fernandez concluded on Friday (Sept. 1), with jurors finding Fernandez guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 killing of Antonio Martinez. Fernandez was …