Man Serving 91-Year Prison Sentence Asks Supreme Court to Grant Petition for Release

A 36-year-old man who’s been in New Mexico prison since he was 16 for a series of rapes he committed when he was 14 and 15 is hoping the state’s Supreme Court will grant his petition for release, arguing his 91-year sentence is cruel and unusual punishment.

The court heard oral arguments Monday morning in the case that is drawing great interest in the state.