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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Appeals Court Reverses Convictions From Crash Killing 5


Associated Press
      SANTA FE — The state Court of Appeals has overturned the convictions of a Wagon Mound man for the deaths of five people in a 2004 rollover traffic accident.
    The court reversed Mario Trujillo's convictions of four vehicular homicide counts and one count of child abuse resulting in death. A new trial was ordered.
    The court said a district judge didn't give a proper instruction to the jury. Trujillo received a 36-year prison sentence. The court on Wednesday upheld his drunken-driving conviction.
    The victims were passengers in Trujillo's truck and included his brother. The accident happened near Watrous.
    Trujillo contended a pavement drop-off contributed to the accident. Prosecutors blamed the accident on Trujillo's intoxication.
   

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