Legal Opinion
State v. Vigil
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1992No. 13215PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
The State appeals the district court’s order dismissing criminal charges against Defendant pursuant to SCRA 1986, 6-506(B) (Repl.1990), the magistrate court six-month rule. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the district court properly dismissed the charges against Defendant, where the State filed an amended criminal complaint which it argues superseded the original complaint. We reverse.
A. FACTS
Defendant was arrested on December 22, 1989. On December 28, 1989, the arresting officer filed two criminal complaints against Defendant in magistrate court. Defendant was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. BoeglinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Delgado v. StanleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. LuceroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. BenallyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Adams v. ThompsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
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