New Mexico Supreme Court orders a pause in the trial for two former firefighters accused of rape
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The rape trial against two former Albuquerque firefighters was scheduled to last all week, but has now been put on pause while the New Mexico Supreme Court determines whether the charges against them are valid. Aden Heyman and Anthony Martin are accused of sexually abusing a woman while off duty at a party.
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Investigators said Heyman, Martin and another former firefighter, Angel Portillo, took turns raping the woman in Martin's home before she escaped out of a window. Wednesday morning, Judge Britt Baca informed the court about the supreme court's decision. The jury has been put in recess until Friday, but as of now there is no mistrial. The supreme court is reviewing a claim by the defense, alleging the grand jury that indicted the defendants, did so based on flawed instructions by the state.
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