Legal Opinion
State v. Lynch
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1971No. 573PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENDLEY, Judge.
Defendant was convicted in Magistrate Court of the crime of injury to animals. Section 40A-18-2, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 1964). The conviction was appealed de novo to the District Court and affirmed. Defendant’s appeal presents four points for reversal. The issue of jurisdiction is dis-positive of the appeal.
We reverse.
Magistrate Court Jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of magistrate courts in criminal matters is limited to “ * * * cases of misdemeanors where the punishment prescribed by law is a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) or less, or imprisonment for six [6] months…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Overton v. New Mexico State Tax CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Albuquerque v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Pointer v. LewisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1919
- Geren & Hamond v. LawsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1919
- Sanchez v. ReillyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
- Padie v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- State v. BacaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. HaarNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v LuceroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2022