THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS TUESDAY ON WHETHER THE STATE CAN EXECUTE THE LAST TWO PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW…EVEN THOUGH THE DEATH PENALTY WAS ABOLISHED HERE IN 2009. ROBERT FRY AND TIMOTHY ALLEN ARE APPEALING THEIR DEATH SENTENCES.
THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY EXECUTION NO LONGER FITS THE CRIME…BUT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE DISAGREES. IT WILL LIKELY BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT MAKES A DECISION.
NEW MEXICO HASN’T EXECUTED A PRISONER SINCE 2001 WHEN CHILD KILLER TERRY CLARK WAS PUT TO DEATH.
