State v. Sosa
New Mexico Court of Appeals
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…
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