Legal Opinion
State v. Doe
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 1980No. 4688, 4689PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal of two children’s court cases. We discuss (1) the children’s court’s dispositional authority; (2) the validity of the judgment on which the disposition was based; and (3) procedural matters.
Dispositional Authority
In both cases the State appealed judgments of the children’s court which “sentenced” the child to the New Mexico Boys’ School for a specified period of time. In Cause No. 4688 the “sentence” was for four months. In Cause No. 4689 the “sentence” was for two months.
The briefs discuss whether the State or the Corrections Department…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Heckathorn v. HeckathornNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- Sneed v. CoxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. PetersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- In Re DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. DoeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. HeinsenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. AhasteenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. SantillanesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. AlvarezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
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