STATE v. FUENTES

No. 3173.

577 P.2d 452 (1978)

91 N.M. 554

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susie Margaret FUENTES, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Writ of Certiorari Denied April 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Suzenski, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Michael E. Sanchez, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


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

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