New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2/5/1998
State v. Baldonado
Citations
- 955 P.2d 214
- 124 N.M. 745
- 1998 NMCA 040
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that prosecuting child sexual assault cases is difficult as the crimes 10 are often unwitnessed, and stating “it is not difficult to appreciate that young children 11 cannot be held to an adult’s ability to comprehend and recall dates and other 12 specifics”
- considering the extent and thoroughness of the state’s efforts to narrow the time frame
- surveying the approaches taken by various jurisdictions
- surveying the approaches taken by various jurisdictions
- considering the age of the victim
- considering the passage of time
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Judges: Bustamante, Hartz, Apodaca
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