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Tafoya v. Baca

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided July 18, 1985No. 15837PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RIORDAN, Justice.

The petitioner, Robert James Tafoya (Tafoya) has been charged with numerous crimes and remains in custody, awaiting trial in the second judicial district. This action arose when Tafoya’s attorney obtained an ex-parte order allowing Tafoya to be transported for the purpose of taking a polygraph test. The order contained provisions directing the clerk to seal it and further directing the transporting officer (who was specifically named in the order) not to disclose its contents or existence. However, the transporting officer disclosed its existence to a member of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. DorseyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. HarrisonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. MoraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. SandersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. CorneauNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. State v. YarboroughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. SaizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008

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