Legal Opinion

State v. Romero

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided July 31, 2013No. 34,202; Docket 30,607PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HANISEE, Judge.

{1} Defendant Bernardino Romero appeals his conviction and sentence for criminal sexual contact of a minor (CSCM), under NMSA 1978, Section 30-9-13(C)(l) (2003). Defendant contends that the district court erred by (1) allowing an amendment to the indictment during the trial, (2) refusing to require the State to disclose its expert’s assessment of Defendant’s polygraph examination result, and (3) issuing a shotgun jury instruction. We address each issue in turn and, for the reasons stated herein, affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} The facts in this case are undisputed. Defendant and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. State v. BarberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. TrujilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State v. GallegosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. MeadorsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. State v. CuevasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. State v. JimNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014

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