Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 2011No. 32,069PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
BACKGROUND
{1} Defendant Elíseo Santos Martinez was indicted on one count of aggravated burglary in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-4(C) (1963); one count of aggravated battery in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-5(0 (1969); and two counts of conspiracy in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 30-28-2 (1979). On April 14, 2008, the district court dismissed all charges due to a violation of Rule 5-604 NMRA, otherwise known as the “six-month rule,” which prescribes a time limit for the prosecution of criminal cases in district court. In October 2009, the Court of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. GarzaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. NunezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. PieriNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. SavedraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. CaleNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
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