Legal Opinion
New Mexico Department of Health v. Compton
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 2001No. 26,419PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Chief Justice.
{1} Respondent-Petitioner Fred Compton seeks review of an opinion of the Court of Appeals, arguing that the New Mexico Department of Health (the Department) failed to provide him with a civil commitment hearing within the time limits mandated by NMSA 1978, § 43-1-11(A) (1989) and NMSA 1978, § 43-l-15(B) (1993, prior to 1999 amendment). Compton requests that this Court hold that the statutory time periods should be strictly construed and enforced and that the petitions against him should have been dismissed. We affirm.
I. Facts and Background
{2} Compton was…
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