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Try CasePortal for Free[Modified.] J. Moore alters one sentence in a murder case opinion with no change in judgment. The DNA evidence collected from the scene of a 1980 rape and murder, along with the opinion of the investigator that defendant was the likely killer, provided a New Mexico court with a reasonable basis for a warrant to search his trash. Also, the state's closing argument gave an accurate description of the burden of proof, so counsel was not ineffective for deciding not to lodge an objection. Affirmed.
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