New Mexico Supreme Court· 3/27/1990

State v. Henderson

Citations

789 P.2d 603
109 N.M. 655

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holding that “fundamental fairness, due process and eighth amendment rationales” require that the jury be given accurate information on the actual meaning of a life sentence
stating that such evidence can be sufficient to support this aggravating circumstance when there is a “lack of other plausible motive”
observing that jury would \have been more likely to impose a life sentence instead of a death sentence\ had it known that defendant would not be eligible for parole for fifty-six years
observing that jury would “have been more likely to impose a life sentence instead of a death sentence” had it known that defendant would not be eligible for parole for fifty-six years
admitting evidence of parole ineligibility under Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments where future dangerousness was not raised as an aggravating factor
admitting evidence of parole ineligibility under Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments where future dangerousness was not raised as an aggravating factor

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Judges: Sosa, Baca, Wilson, Ransom, Montgomery

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