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Title: State v. Lente
Author : In the Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico
Release Date : January 07, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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1 Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of ten counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor (CSPM), sixteen counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (CSCM), one count of interference with communications, two counts of bribery of a witness, and one count of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the testimony by the physician who examined Victim was more prejudicial than probative, was unreliable under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) (interpreting the requirements of Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence), and constituted improper vouching for Victims testimony; (2) whether the court erred in not permitting the jury to be instructed on the lesser included offense of CSCM for four allegations of digital penetration; and (3) whether the court erred in not permitting defense counsel to fully confront a witness by impeaching her with prior acts of dishonesty. Because we determine that no error occurred, we affirm Defendants convictions.