Legal Opinion
State v. Vallejos
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 1997No. 23775PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
1. Defendant Vincent Vallejos was convicted for possession of a controlled substance under NMSA1978, § 30-31-23 (1989), after he bought a quantity of crack cocaine from an undercover police officer during the course of a “reverse sting operation.” On review by the Court of Appeals, Vallejos claimed, inter alia, that the trial court erred in ruling that there was no objective entrapment as a matter of law and in refusing to instruct the jury on objective entrapment. See State v. Vallejos, 1996 NMCA 086, ¶2, 122 N.M. 318, 320, 924 P.2d 727, 729 (Ct. App.), cert. granted,…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by27 opinions
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