Legal Opinion
State v. Pinson
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1995No. 15579PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of criminal solicitation resulting from a failed drug deal. Defendant questions whether an intended purchaser of drugs who is not charged with illegal possession, but who does encourage the crime of trafficking by negotiating for a sale, may be prosecuted instead for criminal solicitation. We hold that be may not, and reverse.
FACTS
Defendant was riding in a car with several others, apparently looking to buy drugs. The driver of another car (Cauffman) flagged them down on a residential street. Cauffman, a drug dealer, had several papers of…
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