Legal Opinion
State v. Solano
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 2009No. 28,166PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Judge.
{1} Defendant challenges the district court’s designation of his conviction for third degree vehicular homicide as a serious violent offense for the purposes of the Earned Meritorious Deductions Act (the EMDA), NMSA 1978, § 33-2-34 (2004) (amended 2006). We conclude that the district court’s designation was not an abuse of discretion because (1) the factual findings were legally sufficient to satisfy this Court’s requirements in State v. Morales, 2002-NMCA-016, 131 N.M. 530, 39 P.3d 747 (filed 2001) and (2) substantial evidence supported those findings. Accordingly, we…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. SchoonmakerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
- State v. YarboroughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. AndazolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by11 opinions
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