Legal Opinion
State v. Romero
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 2011No. 32,283PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Justice.
{1} This case is on appeal solely to determine whether it is a “pending” case for purposes of the procedural rule change announced in State v. Savedra, 2010-NMSC-025, ¶ 9,148 N.M. 301, 236 P.3d 20. Savedra eliminated portions of Rule 5-604 NMRA (“the six-month rule”) effective for all cases pending in district court as of the date Savedra was filed. We explained that instead of the six-month rule, “defendants may rely upon and assert their right to a speedy trial whenever they believe impermissible delay has occurred; whether that delay is the result of a dismissal and…
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