Legal Opinion
State v. Arevalo
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 2002No. 21,985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} We address whether a defendant can bar his prosecution under the doctrine of nonmutual collateral estoppel when a co-defendant charged with the same crime was acquitted in a separate trial. The trial court entered a judgment of acquittal, and the State appeals. We determine the doctrine is unavailable to bar the prosecution and reverse.
BACKGROUND
{2} On June 22, 2000, the district attorney’s office filed separate criminal informations against Defendant Juan Arevalo and his co-defendant Yolanda Nava. The informations were identical except for the case number and the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Reeves v. WimberlyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
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