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· 8/30/1977

Patterson v. Van Wiel

Citations

  • 570 P.2d 931
  • 91 N.M. 100

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “lack of memory is synonymous with silence,” which does not create a genuine dispute of fact
  • observing that 5 1 expert testimony is needed to guide a jury if “[m]embers of an average jury would 2 know little or nothing about th[e] activity”

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Judges: Sutin, Lopez, Nieves

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