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Title: State V. Lopez
Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
Release Date : January 13, 1983
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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Gerard Lopez (Lopez) was indicted on one count of attempting to traffic in a controlled substance, or in the alternative, on one count of fraud. Lopez filed a motion to dismiss the attempt count on the basis that the doctrine of impossibility barred prosecution. For purposes of the hearing on the motion to dismiss, the parties stipulated that the substance was neither cocaine nor any other controlled substance. The trial court granted Lopez's motion to dismiss and the State appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed, and we granted the State's petition for certiorari. We reverse.