Alexee Trevizo Case Major Turn: State Supreme Court Throws out Crucial Hospital Confession

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Q1: Does this ruling mean the murder charges against Alexee Trevizo are dismissed?
No. The indictment for first-degree murder and tampering with evidence stands. The decision only excludes specific statements made in the hospital room from being introduced as evidence at trial.

Q2: Why was the bodycam footage public if the court ruled it inadmissible?
The footage was released early in the proceedings pursuant to New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) before defense motions to suppress were finalized. Public availability of a police recording does not make it legally admissible in a court of law.

Q3: What evidence will the prosecution rely on now?
The state must depend on forensic pathology reports regarding the infant's cause of death, hospital surveillance logs showing time spent in the restroom, and physical items recovered from the scene by medical staff.