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Charged on hearsay

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico appeals court upheld the dismissal of a resident’s charge for felon in possession of a firearm; the documents prosecutors brought to show that he is in a felon were not properly authenticated, so the only evidence against him was hearsay.

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Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Criminal

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