State v. Doe
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Judge Ryan removed himself from this Children’s Court case. Thereafter Mary Walters, sitting as “Judge Designate of the Children’s Court” dismissed the petition alleging delinquency. The state appealed. Our calendar assignment, see N.M.Crim. App. 207, stated that the parties should brief the question of Mary Walters’ authority to preside. Briefs have been filed. We hold that Mary Walters had no authority to preside as judge in this case.
1. The Facts
The petition was filed in January, 1977; the child was arraigned before Judge Ryan in February, 1977. Judge Ryan ruled on…
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