Judge Pushes Pack Trial Date in Santa Fe Deputy Death Case

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A judge has pushed back the trial date for a former Santa Fe County sheriff's deputy charged with fatally shooting his partner. The trial of now-29-year-old Tai Chan was originally scheduled to begin in September 2015 and has been rescheduled three times. Chan is charged with murder in the 2014 death of 29-year-old Jeremy Martin after an alcohol-fueled fight in a Las Cruces hotel. Chan's attorneys have asked the judge to order prosecutors not to discuss how Chan behaves under the influence of alcohol, calling it "opinion evidence." State District Judge Fernando Macias of Las Cruces hasn't ruled on the request, but agreed Wednesday to postpone the trial until May 23.