NM Supreme Court decides to keep man's conviction in child's death in Las Cruces

NM Supreme Court decides to keep man's conviction in child's death in Las Cruces

SANTA FE, N.M. (KVIA) -- Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled to keep a Doña Ana County man's intentional child abuse conviction in the death of a 2-year-old in Las Cruces. The state supreme court said it rejected Lalo Anthony Castrillo IV's arguments that there wasn't enough evidence that he caused the child's death and he was wrongly denied a new trial. Castrillo requested a new trial based on a photo the child's mother poste…

Supreme Court Upholds Man’s Child Abuse Conviction In Death Of Two-Year-Old In Las Cruces

SUPREME COURT NEWS RELEASEThe state Supreme Court today affirmed the conviction of a Doña Ana County man for intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a two-year-old girl in 2018. In a unanimous decision, the Court rejected arguments by Lalo Anthony Castrillo IV that there was not enough evidence for the jury to find that he caused the death of Faviola Rodriguez and that he was wrongly denied a new trial. The child died while Castrillo w…