Legal Opinion
State v. Block
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 2011No. 30,285PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRY, Judge.
{1} The secretary of state assessed fines against Jerome Block, Jr., (Block Jr.) for violations of the New Mexico Voter Action Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 1-19A-1 to -17 (2003, as amended through 2007), which provides public financing for certain candidates running for political office. The attorney general then filed criminal charges against Block Jr. and his father, Jerome Block, Sr. (Block Sr.), for violations of the Act. The district court dismissed the charges, holding that the attorney general may not initiate prosecution under the Act unless the secretary of…
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