State v. Jones

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for criminal contempt. We affirm. Defendant raised five issues on appeal; however, defendant’s issues are repetitive and may be consolidated into two issues. The issues on appeal, then, are whether NMSA 1978, Section 35-3-9 controls over NMSA 1978, Metro. Rule 12 (Repl.1985), and whether the metropolitan court’s jurisdiction referred to in Rule 12(c) is restricted to the jurisdiction of magistrate courts in contempt matters as specified in Section 35-3-9.

FACTS

On August 21, 1986, defendant was held in contempt by the metropolitan court for…