Legal Opinion
Lopez v. LeMaster
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2002No. 27,012PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Justice.
{1} The State appeals directly to this Court from an order of the district court granting Petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus challenging the loss of good-time credits following a disciplinary hearing. See Rule 5-802(H)(1) NMRA 2002 (allowing for an appeal as of right by the State when a writ of habeas corpus is granted); Rule 12-102(A)(3) NMRA 2002 (providing that such appeals shall be taken to this Court). The district court found that Petitioner’s due process rights had been violated by the manner in which the Department of Corrections (“the Department”) conducted…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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