State v. Ira
New Mexico Court of Appeals
43 P.3d 359 (2002)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
Ira (defendant) committed a series of violent sexual attacks against his younger stepsister when he was 14 and 15 years old. As part of a plea agreement, Ira pleaded no contest to several felony charges and was advised that the maximum adult sentence he could face was 185 years. The state (plaintiff) filed notice of intent to seek an adult sentence. At a sentencing hearing, the court heard extensive evidence of the brutality of Ira’s crimes, his criminal history and attempts at rehabilitation, other instances of violent tendencies, and testimony from multiple mental-health experts. The mental-health experts consistently agreed that Ira was not amenable to juvenile rehabilitation and had a high likelihood of reoffending. The district court ultimately imposed an adult sentence of 91 and one-half years of imprisonment for Ira, and he later appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Pickard, J.)
Concurrence (Bosson, C.J.)
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