Legal Opinion
In re Alberto L.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 2002No. 22,283PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
{1} The State of New Mexico appeals the children’s court ruling which suppressed evidence, on the ground of entrapment, that was obtained when a high school student purchased cocaine from another student in a transaction overseen by an assistant principal. We reverse because Child did not demonstrate, as part of his burden below, that he was not predisposed to sell the cocaine when he had the burden to do so and because objective entrapment does not apply to this case.
Incidents at the School
{2} On December 20, 2000, Gadsden High School was scheduled to close at noon…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Bobby Ray MosleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- State v. GardnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Baca v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. BacaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. LujanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
- State v. OwensNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010