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Vallejos v. Barnhart

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1985No. 15019PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALTERS, Justice.

Defendants petitioned the district court for a writ of prohibition against various metropolitan court judges to curtail bench trials and require a jury trial in multiple offense cases for which, upon conviction, the aggregate sentences could equal or exceed 180 days. The district court denied the petition. Defendants appeal; we reverse.

Defendants are charged in metropolitan court with multiple traffic violations, including violations of NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-102 (Cum.Supp.1980 and Cum.Supp. 1981) (driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs) commonly…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Codispoti v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. State v. NanceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  5. United States v. Mark Potvin and Chuck WinslowCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. BennionIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  2. State v. SanchezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Meyer v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. AndersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. People v. DiLorenzoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1992

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