[DOWNLOAD] "State V. Macias" by New Mexico Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Macias
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 26, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
Description
Defendant appeals his convictions of criminal sexual penetration of a child under the age of thirteen and criminal sexual contact. Defendant raises five issues on appeal. His first contention is that the district court erred in making the determination that the two children were incompetent to testify on the basis of interviews with a police officer that were videotaped shortly after one child reported the abuse to her mother. We agree. We vacate the judgment and remand for a proper competency determination. Because the result of the competency determination may not moot defendant's other issues, we also address them; however, as to these issues, we conclude no reversible error occurred.