· 9/27/1988
State v. Sacoman
Citations
- 762 P.2d 250
- 107 N.M. 588
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that evidence of defendant’s distribution of cocaine was properly admitted when defendant claimed that he was only on the periphery of drug activities because “[i]t is proper for the State to correct a false impression generated by the defendant”
- holding that all evidence must be “screened through the judicial process”
- holding that all evidence must be \screened through the judicial process\
- stating that extraneous information improperly considered during deliberations creates a presumption of prejudice
- “It is proper for the State to correct a false impression generated by the defendant.”
- extraneous information created a presumption of prejudice that the trial court reasonably found to have been overcome
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Judges: Ransom, Sosa, Stowers
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