(AP) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gene Franchini has died while addressing first-year law students at the University of New Mexico.
KOB-TV reports that that Franchini was giving his annual speech on ethics Wednesday evening when he collapsed.
Faculty members say Franchini apparently suffered a heart attack and students tried to perform CPR until emergency crews arrived. Paramedics also tried to revive Franchini, but were unsuccessful.
Franchini who served on the New Mexico Supreme Court from 1990 to 2002.
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