Legal Opinion
State v. Barela
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1978No. 3228PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.WOOD, Chief Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of trafficking in heroin. We discuss: (1) excluded evidence; (2) a refused instruction; and (3) the trial court’s refusal to permit jurors to be questioned concerning reprisals.
Excluded Evidence
The evidence is that defendant sold heroin to a police officer who was working as an undercover investigator. According to the officer, he went to the back door of defendant’s home, gave defendant $10, and was told by defendant to return to his car and wait. The officer observed defendant’s actions in the rear view mirror of his car. Defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HogervorstNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1967
- State v. MaesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. AlderetteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. BrionezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. CastañedaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. CervantesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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