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STATE v. RUIZ

No. 36514.

248 P.3d 720 (2010)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Mario A. RUIZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, September 2002 Term.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Molly J. Huskey , State Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Erik R. Lehtinen argued.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Jennifer Birken argued.

EISMANN, Chief Justice.

This appeal challenges the district court's ruling that the defendant could not cross-examine a codefendant about the mandatory prison sentence he avoided by agreeing to testify for the State. We hold that the district court erred by not conducting the analysis required by Rule 403 of the Idaho Rules of Evidence, and we vacate the judgment of conviction.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In November 2004, a twenty-year-old woman...

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