State v. Vallejos
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant was charged with murder, convicted of voluntary manslaughter and appeals. We affirm.
Two questions were raised in this appeal:(1) Did the trial court err in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss the criminal information when no evidence was presented at the preliminary hearing on the cause of death of deceased?(2) Did the district court have jurisdiction to properly try defendant because of lack of such evidence or remand the case for a proper preliminary examination?
A. Facts and Ruling at Preliminary Hearing.
Defendant and deceased were involved in a traffic…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. VaughnNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. SelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Azbill v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
- Sefton v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. Ho'oNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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- State Ex Rel. Whitehead v. Vescovi-DialNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
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