State v. Beachum
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
Ronald Lee Beachum appeals his conviction of criminal sexual contact of a minor in violation of § 30-9-13(A)(l), N.M.S.A. 1978, and aggravated burglary in violation of § 30-16-4(C), N.M.S.A. 1978. The dispositive issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted a seven-year-old confession by the defendant into evidence under N.M.R.Evid. 404(b), N.M.S.A. 1978. We hold that it did, and grant the defendant a new trial.
The following is a summary of events leading to the charges against the defendant. The twelve-year-old victim was sleeping…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Jose Figueroa, Angel Lebron, and Ralph AcostaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Daniel James PowellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. John J. O'COnnOrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Enrique Cano SilvaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State v. RossNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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