New Mexico Supreme Court affirms murder conviction

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction of a Carlsbad man who killed his Texas girlfriend in 2014.
Robert Earley was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence last year.
The state’s high court ruled Thursday that Earley will remain in prison.
His conviction carried an automatic life sentence by state law, but a mandatory appeal was filed in the case.
Authorities say Earley killed Emily Lambert at a Carlsbad