New Mexico Supreme Court upholds 2 murder convictions of man in 2009 double homicide case

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The New Mexico Supreme Court has affirmed the two first-degree murder convictions of a man found guilty in a 2009 double homicide case. Robert Chavez was convicted in 2022 in the killings of Max Griego Jr. and Mary Hudson Gutierrez and sentenced to two consecutive life prison sentences.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday upheld two first-degree murder convictions of a man found guilty in a 2009 double homicide case.

Chavez appealed the sentences to the state’s high court, saying there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the murders based on uncorroborated testimony from accomplices. His team also argued that the district court erred when it used segments of his recorded jail telephone calls as evidence. Chavez’s sentences are running consecutive with previous sentences, including a 26-year prison term for drug trafficking and life in prison plus 21 years for another murder.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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