Alexee Trevizo Update: Timeline from Hospital Incident to Supreme Court Ruling
By Robert Thorne
Q1: Has Alexee Trevizo been convicted or had her charges dismissed?
A1: Neither. Alexee Trevizo remains under active criminal indictment for first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. She is out on pretrial release while the case is paused for appellate review of suppressed evidence.
Q2: Why did the judge exclude the hospital body camera video and statements?
A2: District Judge Jane Shuler-Gray ruled that conversations between Trevizo and hospital medical staff were confidential medical communications shielded by New Mexico Rule of Evidence 11-504. Because officers entered the room during clinical care, those statements could not be introduced as evidence.
Q3: What role does morphine play in the defense strategy?
A3: Defense attorney Gary Mitchell contends that hospital staff administered morphine to Trevizo during labor without diagnosing her pregnancy. The defense argues the narcotic depressed the newborn's central nervous system and respiration, contributing to the infant's death rather than intentional suffocation.
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