Legal Opinion
Mathis v. State
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 24, 1991No. 19717PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEANCHINI, Justice.
We granted certiorari to consider the following questions: (1) whether the court of appeals erred in its interpretation of our writ of prohibition, and (2) whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s order of dismissal based upon the state’s bad faith failure to provide discovery. We answer yes to both questions, reverse the court of appeals, and remand for dismissal.
Jimmy and Benny Mathis were charged with drug trafficking based on information supplied to the state by Owen Bradley, a paid informant. On February 4, 1988, defendants filed a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. ManusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
- United States v. Robert ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- In Re Jade G.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. CandelariaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
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