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STATE v. STEIN

No. 19074.

981 P.2d 295 (1999)

127 N.M. 362

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John STEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

April 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, James Bell, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for appellee.

Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender, Christopher Bulman, Chief Appellate Defender, Robert Waterworth, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for appellant.

OPINION

HARTZ, Judge.

{1} This is another unfortunate case in which enactment of a well-intentioned statute has created a trap for the unwary prosecutor. See State v. Trujillo, 1999-NMCA-003, 126 N.M. 603,973 P.2d 855.

{2} In 1995 the State Legislature expressed its concern with the tragedy of domestic violence by enacting the Crimes Against Household Members Act, NMSA...

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