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NM Supreme Court finds error in sentencing of Ruidoso man convicted of murder, armed robbery
RUIRUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court found that a district court made an error by imposing a three-year firearm enhancement on a man who was sentenced for a deadly shooting in Ruidoso in 2019.
Travis Nolan was convicted of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and tampering with evidence for the death of Christopher Williams. Nolan was sentenced to life in prison plus fifteen years, including a three-year sentence enhancement for using a firearm in the commission of the armed robbery.
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The court remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing because the justices concluded that a one-year sentencing enhancement, rather than three years, should have been imposed on Nolan for using a firearm to commit armed robbery.
State law requires a one-year firearm enhancement if the offense is the defendant's first felony.
The New Mexico Supreme Court did, however, still affirm Nolan's convictions.
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