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STATE v. STEPHEN F.

No. 30,199.

188 P.3d 84 (2008)

2008-NMSC-037

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. STEPHEN F., a child, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Jacqueline R. Medina, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Hugh Dangler, Chief Public Defender, Vicki W. Zelle, Assistant Appellant Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} This appeal implicates two competing interests—an accused's constitutional right to confront witnesses against him, and the State's interest, as expressed in our rape shield statute and corresponding rule of evidence, in protecting those witnesses from unwarranted intrusions on their privacy. The Court of Appeals concluded that the accused in this case, Stephen F., had a constitutional right to cross-examine...

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