Legal Opinion
State v. Chavez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 2007No. 30,567PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} Elias Chavez (Defendant) was indicted on various charges. The question of his competency to stand trial was raised, and he was found incompetent by stipulation of the parties. He was ordered committed to State custody for treatment to competency. Approximately nine months later, the State moved to criminally commit Defendant for the period of time equal to the maximum sentence for the offenses with which he is charged. Pursuant to statute, the district court held a hearing to redetermine Defendant’s competency to stand trial. The district court eventuahy entered an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. RowellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. OrtegaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. SmallwoodNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
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