Legal Opinion

State v. Sosa

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided August 8, 2008No. 26,863PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals his convictions on two counts of criminal sexual penetration. The State’s theory was that Defendant criminally sexually penetrated Victim while she was incapacitated by drugs or alcohol. We address a prosecutorial misconduct issue and an evidentiary issue. As general background, Victim testified that she believed she was drugged, but no toxicological evidence showed drugs in her system, nor did the jury hear any direct evidence of the administration of drugs to Victim by anyone. However, the State’s medical witness testified over objection to what…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. AlbericoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. AlbericoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. DuffyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. DeGraffNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. AllenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SosaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. ChavezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. State v. SosaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008

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