THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CRIMINAL APPEALS DIVISION IN UP-HOLDING THE CONVICTION OF ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ. HE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR SHOOTING A MAN IN FARMINGTON NINE TIMES IN 2013.
RAMIREZ WAS CONVICTED OF SHOOTING JOHNNY VIALPANDO AS VIALPANDO SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF HIS WIFE’S VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE ANIMAS VALLEY MALL IN FARMINGTON. THE KILLING WAS IN APPARENT RETALIATION FOR A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN 2008 THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD.
