Legal Opinion
State v. Fuentes
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2009No. 28,356PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Judge.
{1} Juan Oscar Fuentes (Defendant) appeals from his conviction for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-5 (1969). Defendant raises two issues on appeal. First, he asserts that there was insufficient evidence presented to support his conviction. Second, Defendant challenges the testimony of the State’s firearm forensic and tool mark expert and claims that the district court erred in finding that the science underlying the expert’s testimony was reliable based solely on the fact that this science is…
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