Legal Opinion
State v. LORENZO P.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 2010No. 29,292PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
{1} The State appeals from a district court order dismissing a delinquency petition against Child. At issue is (1) whether the district court erred by not applying the standard set forth in Gonzales v. State, 111 N.M. 363, 805 P.2d 630 (1991); and (2) whether the Children’s Code, 1978 NMSA, §§ 32A-1-1 to 24-5 (1993, as amended through 2009), provides a basis for dismissal. 1 Because we hold that Gonzales applies equally to juveniles and to adults, and that the Children’s Code does not authorize the dismissal, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Investigation
{2} On August…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- Headley v. Morgan Management Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- Neller v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. HernandezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
- State v. DeAngelo M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
- State v. Carlos A.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
- State v. DeAngelo M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014
- State v. HernandezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
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