State of New Mexico v. Robert Fry, D-1116-CR-200000542
Dec 01, 2000OUTCOME: Life sentence
Fry II. Serial murderer's life spared in second death penalty trial
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Stephen D. Aarons's Legal Cases (20)
Santa Fe, NM
Criminal defense Lawyer at Santa Fe, NM
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals ... +4 more
State of New Mexico v. Robert Fry D-1116-CR-200001055
Jan 01, 2000OUTCOME: Life sentence
Third jury trial of serial killer
Stock v. Grantham, 125 N.M. 564, 964 P.2d 125 (Ct. App. 1998)
Jul 01, 1996OUTCOME:
Civil Appeal
Garrity v. Overland Sheepskin Co., 121 N.M. 710, 917 P.2d 1382 (N.M. 1996)
Jan 01, 1996OUTCOME: Client Prevailed on Appeal
Civil appeal in NM Supreme Court
Clark v. Tansy, 118 N.M. 486, 882 P.2d 527 (1994)
Jan 01, 1994OUTCOME: Death Penalty Reversed on Appeal
Mr. Aarons was co-counsel in the first jury trial of Terry Clark, the last man to be executed in New Mexico before that state abolished the death penalty.
Marrujo v. New Mexico State Highway Transportation Department, 118 N.M. 753, 887 P.2d 747 (N.M. 1994)
Jan 01, 1994OUTCOME: Highway Department prevailed
Appeal on Constitutionality of Notice of Tort Claims Act
State v. Henderson, 109 N.M. 655, 789 P.2d 603 (1990)
Dec 30, 1990OUTCOME: Death penalty reversed on appeal; retrial with new counsel resulted in a life sentence
Mr. Aarons was co-counsel for Mr. Henderson and developed an issue for appeal based upon the jury's right to know the meaning of a life sentence
State v. Wilson, 109 N.M. 541, 787 P.2d 821 (N.M. 1990)
Dec 05, 1990OUTCOME: Reversed, pled to lesser charge on remand
NM Supreme Court overturned first degree murder conviction
State v. Morton, 107 N.M. 478, 760 P.2d 170 (N.M.App. 1988)
Dec 01, 1988OUTCOME: Hung jury 11-1 for acquittal; but later convicted
Interlocutory appeal in death penalty case
State v. Cloyd Norman Hall, 107 N.M. 17 (1987)
Dec 01, 1987OUTCOME: Because jury in Ft. Sumner returned with 2nd degree verdict, no death penalty hearing and defendant released in 1995
Afro-American man and his wife pulled over by state policeman on I-40 for driving 1 mile over limit. The men struggled, Hall feared for his own life, grabbed the officer's pistol and shot him several t ... imes. State sought death penalty for murder of police officer. Mr. Aarons delivered the closing argument. << http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-108361722/johnson-talk-good-time.html