STATE v. ARVIZO

No. S-1-SC-36000.

417 P.3d 384 (2018)

2018-NMSC-026

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Oscar ARVIZO, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: March 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Laura Erin Horton , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Bennett J. Baur , Chief Public Defender, Steven James Forsberg , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

{1} In this case we consider whether a child victim's opposition to sexual contact by a relative, after the contact already occurred, negates the element of coercion. Defendant Oscar Arvizo was found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (CSCM) by a person in a position of authority...

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