STATE v. DOE

No. 4395.

614 P.2d 1086 (1980)

94 N.M. 637

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DOE, a Child, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Writ of Certiorari Denied August 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jo Snyder, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Lawrence A. Barela, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

The child appeals a finding of delinquency. He appeals asserting: (1) certain statements of the victim, who was ruled incompetent to testify at trial, should not have been admitted; and (2) the trial court erred in quashing a jury trial on the adjudication of the merits.

We discuss the first point, since it will necessarily be at issue in the new trial we are granting the child on the jury issue.

The victim, Jimmy...

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