STATE v. CONTRERAS

No. 21,473.

41 P.3d 919 (2002)

131 N.M. 638

2002-NMCA-031

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ginnie CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied February 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Ann M. Harvey, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender, Nancy M. Hewitt, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


Certiorari Denied, No. 27,319, February 28, 2002.

OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} Defendant Ginnie Contreras appeals her conviction of harboring a felon contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-22-4 (1963), arguing that her conviction cannot stand because she harbored a juvenile and juveniles can never be considered felons. This case presents us with a question of first impression: does harboring a juvenile offender, who is not subject to conviction...

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