Robin Bannister, convicted of 2nd Degree Murder
CLOVIS, N.M. -- A Clovis woman has been convicted of Second Degree Murder.
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler says, 54-year-old Robin Bannister was convicted for the death of Clifford Webber. Bannister now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in the New Mexico State Penitentiary.
The charges are from an incident that happened back in June of 2009. During that time Clovis Police received a call from a witness that told police a person was dead in a vacant house in Clovis. An investigation revealed that the victim was 38-year-old Clifford Webber. Officers discovered that Webber was dating Bannister at the time of the murder. According to police Bannister and Webber had an argument over alcohol, and during the argument Bannister stabbed Webber in the chest one-time causing his death. Over the next several days, Webber's body remained in Bannister's house until she moved it to a vacant house next door where it was discovered by the Clovis Police on June 16th.
Bannister's sentence hearing is set for August 11. She will remain in custody pending sentencing and faces the maximum penalty for Second Degree Murder in New Mexico, which is 15 years in prison.
