STATE v. LUNA

No. 16366.

921 P.2d 950 (1996)

122 N.M. 143

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George LUNA, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

June 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Bill Primm, Asst. Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Appellant.

Jacquelyn Robins, Albuquerque, for Appellee.


OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

1. This case illustrates the tension between the public policy which protects the privacy of alleged victims and the constitutional right of an accused to marshall a defense and to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses. Because the State failed to comply with two discovery orders, the trial court ruled that two State witnesses would not be permitted to testify. Under the peculiar facts of this case, we affirm.

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