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State Ex Rel. Schiff v. Madrid

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided April 11, 1984No. 15290PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RIORDAN, Justice.

District Attorney Steven H. Schiff (Schiff) filed a petition in this Court for a writ of prohibition against District Judge Patricia Madrid (Judge Madrid), stating that Judge Madrid acted in excess of her authority in modifying NMSA 1978, UJI Crim. 50.06 (Repl.Pamp.1982) as she did in the trial below. The trial resulted in a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and the case is to be retried.

We issued an alternative writ of prohibition. After a hearing in which we were advised by counsel representing Judge Madrid that she intended to give the same…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. United States v. Robert Gregory Greer, A/K/A Greg GreerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  3. State v. EllisonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1914
  4. State v. MabryNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Thomas F. Chapman and Lee E. Jensen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. TownsendWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. TownsendWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Duke v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. NeelyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987

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