Legal Opinion
Trujillo v. Goodwin
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 2005No. 24,115PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} Respondent (sometimes called Motor Vehicle Division or MVD) appeals from the district court’s granting of Petitioner’s petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering that her plea of guilty to a traffic offense, made pursuant to signing a uniform traffic citation, be withdrawn and that the metropolitan court proceed to trial on the matter. We reverse because no one was ever properly served with process in this matter and it appears, as a result, that no one appeared for Respondent below.
FACTS
{2} Petitioner’s verified petition alleged that she was accused of running a red…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. CarneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Bourgeious v. Santa Fe Trail Stages, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
- Wirtz v. State Educational Retirement BoardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- Matter of Application No. 0436-A Into 3841New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. HamptonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Executive Consulting, Inc. v. KilmerDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2013
- Barreras v. New Mexico Motor Vehicle DivisionNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
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