Legal Opinion
State v. Yates
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 2008No. 27,290, 27,288, 27,289PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
{1} New Mexico law favors the prompt disposition of criminal charges. N.M. Const, art. II. § 14. To carry out the policy favoring prompt disposition of criminal charges, our Supreme Court has adopted for each trial court a so-called “six-month rule.” Rules 5 — 604(B), 6-506(B), 7-506(B), 8-506(B) NMRA. Each of the three cases before this Court involves a similar fact pattern: the State files a criminal complaint including a misdemeanor DWI charge against each Defendant in magistrate court, knowing and intending that if the Defendant exercises his right to a trial, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Delgado v. StanleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. HeinsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. AhasteenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- Benavidez v. Sierra Blanca MotorsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. SavedraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. MartinezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. LoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
- State v. G Ortega FloresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
- State v. GarzaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
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