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STATE v. MAES

No. 25,910.

164 P.3d 975 (2007)

2007-NMCA-089

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lorraine MAES, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

June 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, M. Victoria Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Karl Erich Martell, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide whether the State adduced evidence sufficient to permit a reasonable jury to find Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. We hold that the State's evidence was insufficient and that the district court erred by failing to direct a verdict of acquittal.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

{2} Defendant...

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