Legal Opinion
State v. Bent
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 2013No. 34,331; Docket No. 29,227PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Chief Judge.
{1} The Opinion previously filed in this matter on August 15, 2013 is hereby withdrawn, and the following Opinion is being issued in its place.
{2} Wayne Bent (Defendant) appeals his conviction for criminal sexual contact with a minor and two convictions of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Defendant was the leader of a religious group, and his convictions were based on unclothed experiences with two teenage girls who were members of the community, which he claimed were purely spiritual healings. In a previous opinion, we reversed his convictions based on…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State v. RojoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. CunninghamNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
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