Legal Opinion
State v. Edgington
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 15, 1983No. 5963PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
Don and Paula Edgington (defendants) were charged with violation of New Mexico’s Compulsory School Attendance Law, pursuant to §§ 22-12-2, N.M.S.A.1978 and 22-12-7(D), N.M.S.A.1978 (1982 Cum. Supp.). Following a conviction in Socorro County magistrate court, defendants appealed to the district court in Socorro County. The district court conducted an evidentiary hearing on defendants’ motion to dismiss and held that § 22-1-2 I, N.M.S.A. 1978 (1981 RepLPamph.) violated the equal protection clauses of the United States and New Mexico constitutions. The State appeals. We…
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