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Chicono killingSANTA FK.N.M AIN TheNew Mexico Appeals Court has lphekl district, court dismissal if a damage suit against Albuquerque police by the not he! of a ('Insane activista bo w as killed at a police stakeout in l‘J72.Antonio ('ordova and Hito Ca-lales were .shut to death !\ po-ice at a dvnamite storage shedit a highwax construction sitiof Albuquerque. Co-ice said the stakeout was the esult of an anonymous tip thathe shed would be burglarized, Mar Cordova of Salt Lake 'it. Utah, sued the six state aid local officers involved, the it\ of Albuquerque and WylieSecuritycheckedSAM \ 1 c. A1Investigators from the stabCorrections Department art cheek m; the securitxpnivi.'lions at tfu ••IpfVHk 4 i i i UK *«Honoi f arm Howard I .each eon • ctioris secretary said 14 inmates haveescaped from iht* farm m th|last mo; fl and said tin dep.ntm r,' as fo-elved eoniplamfs oi aliened use ofah ofiol bx 111 i Uei Lead said his admuust: atix’e aule 1 - ar kjih I oil arid H raeu.) Herrera. deputy eorreetions administn.'of are lookin. into tin math r .s’ate Hep t i ed 1 ana. D-Mlt; Kinley Valencia, -ad he aa-received a number t clt;tm-- !l:ii*i\ * ■■ \!h Vas -upenntt • dent■! 'opt to ■ on \ met' ■ heake a ••• i(i |§k at tea* it* ’■ ask xx fiat % mil! lt;' thenmd xxhat Hi 1 tel! them i • asso;. • sanl any prison► am ■ t aft* ’ .«n * ape from diefai n is -eni bat f to tin starmo Hfir ai mai in-alled. m ;asi aveill..lt; dprdt iIs.litCl 4 rtBrothers Contracting Co., each for $300,000 on allegations ofwrongful death.Bernalillo County District Court dismissed the suit in a summary judgment for the defendants The lower court saidthere was a si lowing that Canales was attempting burglaryowl that Cordova was at leastan accessory.Police asserted that Cordovafired first The appeals court said, Theofficers' dutx, when fired upon,%was not to retreat, but to press forward and place Cordova undo! physical restraint. In doingso. the offieers could defendthemselves and use deadly force if such was justified by thecircumstances.The appeals court said innuendo was made in Mrs. Cordova s brief and during oral ar-. uments before the court that aperson named Tim Chapa was apolk • informant who either took ( ordova and lt;anales to the site os arranged for them to go to the site.i he four? said the innuendoxx as that Chapa v pula e to * a use the deaths of( ordoxa and Canales Mrs. ('ordova contended her son’s deathx\as a political even*But the appeals court said Mrs Cordova admitted m the oia! arguments that nothing on Th trial court record supports • to mspirat' innuendo o’ the -•bar. ten/ation of th* * vent axIh w. political.in a deposition. ('hapa denied am C-nnspira. x. denied heme a puht-e informer and denied anyk; ioxx led. 1 of tlit' affailMi * onf . i : uit acair -I\\, lit Bi die! intended the i sp r ti on;p,lt;; x entered mt‘ti|| aureemenf xxs’e the offi-fot ptjBite pt! xxillfuj inti fit. !lt; ii ;ts lions by die of-P •'. ’ended ill Ceti - 11 , ’ s. - Hi si ru'tioi■ oidpa! \ xx as .; tot mt-d a iresn; s’t-f ' tie ' ■1 spas 1i ■. M *! ,i‘ ll.-ri Ml \w\ ■ , W f ■ M • '5 f ? t f' i * 'f . M iIDS' *\4 I ! * I i-\ : v\ » f
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Fri, Sep 13, 1974
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