Claim: In the New Mexico governor's race, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, a Democrat, distorts Republican Susana Martinez's 10-year record as district attorney. An ad claims that her conviction rate in murder cases is "the worst in New Mexico," and the Denish campaign says that rate is 60 percent. But the Denish camp simply used the wrong statistics and came up with invalid figures. In fact, figures from an official state agency show Martinez won nearly 96 percent of her murder cases.
Fact-check: NM Governor's Race: Denish Distorts DA's Record - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in the new mexico governor's race, lt. gov. diane denish, a democrat, distorts republican susana martinez's 10-year record as district attorney. an ad claims that her conviction rate in murder cases is "the worst in new mexico," and the denish campaign says that rate is 60 percent. but the denish camp simply used the wrong statistics and came up with invalid figures. in fact, figures from an official state agency show martinez won nearly 96 percent of her murder cases.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-06-22T19:34:01