STATE v. BALDONADO

No. 16748.

955 P.2d 214 (1998)

124 N.M. 745

1998-NMCA-040

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry BALDONADO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Bill Primm, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William J. Friedman, Santa Fe, for Defendant-Appellant.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

1. This child criminal sexual contact case presents difficult questions involving the proper balance to be struck between the due process imperative to provide reasonable notice of charges against a criminal defendant, and the need to allow the State reasonable leeway in prosecuting crimes committed against children of tender years. The issue is presented most clearly where, as here, the State encounters difficulty specifying...

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