State Ex Rel. Stratton v. Serna
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
In 1989 the legislature enlarged the pool of prospective jurors in New Mexico by amending NMSA 1978, Section 38-5-3(A) (Repl.Pamp.1987) to add driver’s license holders to the existing pool of registered voters. The question before the court is when did the legislature intend the broadened jury pool to take effect; ninety days after the adjournment of the legislature when laws generally are implemented or ninety days after the next general election as specified in the statute? We find that the broadening of the jury pool is mandated ninety days after the next general…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. TestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- State v. ElliottNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- Atencio v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF PENASCO, ETC.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. BarnettNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. ChamberlainNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
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- State v. NeelyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. CastrilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
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