Legal Opinion

State v. Garcia

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 2013No. 34,023; Docket No. 30,852Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

Convicted of two counts of second degree criminal sexual contact of a minor (CSCM), Defendant appeals. We hold that the district court erred by concluding that a transcript of Defendant’s police station interview would be too confusing for the jury, once it was redacted in a manner consistent with the court’s in limine ruling, without first reviewing the redacted form of the transcript. However, we conclude that this error was harmless. We hold further that the district court erred by not conducting an in camera review of records Defendant sought in discovery. We…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997

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