Legal Opinion
State v. Trammel
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1983No. 7247PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
The Preprosecution Diversion Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 31-16A-1 through 31-16A-8 (Cum.Supp.1983), provides that a person, alleged to have committed a crime, may be diverted “into the preprosecution diversion program and criminal proceedings against the defendant shall be suspended.” Section 31-16A-6(B). The Act contemplates a successful termination of a diversion program, see Section 31-16A-8(B), and impliedly, but not specifically, provides that a prosecution is barred if a diversion program is successfully terminated. The Act deals specifically with an unsuccessful…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Buzbee v. DonnellyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. PallorNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- State v. LarsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. MankillerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. TrammelNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. DavisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
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