NM Supreme Court vacates felony murder conviction of Las Cruces man

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The New Mexico Supreme Court vacated the first-degree felony murder conviction of a Las Cruces man for a shooting death at a house party in 2021, but he potentially could face another trial, according to a news release sent out by the high court's administrative office.In a unanimous opinion, the court concluded that aggravated assault cannot serve as the underlying felony to elevate a homicide to a charge of felony murder, as happened to Mawu Ekon Revels, according to t