State v. Jaramillo

OPINION

PICKARD, J.

{1} Rule 5-604 NMRA 2003, the six-month rule for criminal cases, “is a bright-line rule, designed to assure prompt disposition of criminal eases.” State v. Cardenas, 2003-NMCA-051, ¶ 12,133 N.M. 516, 64 P.3d 543 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). At the same time, however, our Supreme Court has cautioned that the rule is to be read with common sense and not to effectuate technical dismissals. State v. Mendoza, 108 N.M. 446, 449, 774 P.2d 440, 443 (1989); State v. Flores, 99 N.M. 44, 46, 653 P.2d 875, 877 (1982). Like so many of the six-month rule cases, this…