Unruly behavior during sentencing for murderer prompts ABQ judge to reset hearing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Unruly behavior in an intense court room and outside the court prompted an Albuquerque judge to shut down a sentencing hearing for a man who murdered two people.

What started with families sharing emotional statements, eventually led to the judge ordering people out of court and protesters carrying signs outside.

The families of two murder victims spoke in court Tuesday ahead of the sentencing for 20-year-old Andres Herrera who is facing two life sentences after pleading no contest to two counts of first-degree murder…

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