Legal Opinion

State v. Hewitt

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided November 23, 1988No. 9894PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONNELLY, Chief Judge.

The State of New Mexico appeals an order of the district court quashing an indictment against defendant Steve Hewitt. Two issues are presented on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in quashing the indictment on the ground that the state failed to obtain and to present certain exculpatory evidence to the grand jury; and (2) whether the trial court erred in quashing the indictment on the basis of alleged prosecutorial misconduct. We reverse and remand.

Defendant Steve Hewitt was indicted on September 3, 1986, on charges of racketeering, trafficking in cocaine,…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Buzbee v. DonnellyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  3. United States v. William C. PageCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Gerald L. Singer, United States of America v. Raymond E. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. State v. JacobsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. LuceroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. ArmijoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Zamora v. City of BelenDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2005
  5. Flowers v. White's City, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992

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