Legal Opinion
State v. Baca
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1997No. 23329PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
1. Pursuant to Rule 12-102 NMRA 1997, Appellant Tanya Doreen Baca (“Defendant”) seeks review of her conviction for first degree murder and tampering with evidence. On appeal, Defendant first contends that the trial court erred by excluding from trial as hearsay the grand jury testimony of a defense witness. On appeal of this issue, we examine: 1) whether the Defendant preserved error; 2) whether the hearsay ruling constituted plain error; 3) whether defense counsel’s failure to object to the hearsay ruling was ineffective assistance of counsel, and; 4) whether the trial…
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