Legal Opinion
State v. Fuentes
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 1978No. 3173PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Defendant was convicted of child abuse, resulting in death. Section 40A-6-1, N.M. S.A. 1953 (2d Repl. Vol. 6, Supp. 1975). The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged, it need not be set out. We discuss: (1) exclusion of polygraph test results; and (2) mistake of fact; then (3) answer several issues summarily.
Exclusion of Polygraph Test Results
State v. Bell, 90 N.M. 134, 560 P.2d 925 (1977) summarizes four requirements for the admissibility of polygraph test results. The four requirements are: (1) evidence of the qualifications of the operator, (2) testimony to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. NobleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. TorresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- United States v. Bruce Eugene De BethamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- State v. MartinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. AllenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. RuizNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. FosterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. GallegosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978
- Poore v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
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