State v. Ulibarri

OPINION

MINZNER, Chief Justice.

{1} This Court granted certiorari in these consolidated cases. These eases involve the issue of whether a prosecutor is required to instruct the grand jury, on the record, of the essential elements of offenses it is to consider. It is the opinion of a majority of this Court that we adopt the opinion of the Court of Appeals. State v. Ulibarri, 1999-NMCA-142, 128 N.M. 546, 994 P.2d 1164. Ulibarri states that in a grand jury proceeding “instruction on the record is necessary.” Id. ¶ 1. The procedure followed in these cases does not satisfy the mandated…