Legal Opinion
State v. Quintana
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 2006No. 25,107PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VIGIL, Judge.
{1} The district court concluded that the traffic accident giving rise to the crimes alleged in the indictment occurred in Indian country, and dismissed the indictment for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The State appeals, arguing that the accident site was not in Indian country. We agree with the State and reverse the order dismissing the indictment.
Background
{2} The following facts are undisputed. Defendant is an enrolled member of Cochiti Pueblo who was involved in a motor vehicle accident on State Road 16 in 1999. State Road 16 is built on land belonging to the…
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- State v. QuintanaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008