New Mexico Supreme Court· 6/24/1982

State v. Lucero

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647 P.2d 406
98 N.M. 204

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holding that duress is unavailable to defendants charged with the strict liability offense of child abuse
holding that because there is a compelling public interest in preventing harm to children, child abuse is a strict liability crime and criminal intent is not required
“[T]he Legislature may forbid the doing of an act and make its commission criminal without regard to the intent of the wrongdoer.”
“[T]he Legislature may forbid the doing of an act and make its commission criminal without regard to the intent of the wrongdoer.”
“[T]he sole question for the jury in a strict liability offense is whether [it] believes the defendant committed the act prescribed by the statute. If it finds that the defendant did commit the act, then the jury is obliged to bring a guilty verdict.”
“[T]he sole question for the jury in a strict liability offense is whether [it] believes the defendant committed the act prescribed by the statute. If it finds that the defendant did commit the act, then the jury is obliged to bring a guilty verdict.”

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Judges: Easley, Federici, Payne, Riordan, Sosa

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