· 8/30/1977
Patterson v. Van Wiel
Citations
- 570 P.2d 931
- 91 N.M. 100
How courts have described this case
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- 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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