Legal Opinion
State v. Lucero
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 30, 1989No. 10290PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
The state appeals the dismissal of a criminal complaint. The dismissal was based on violation of SCRA 1986, 7-506(B) (Repl. 1988), the metropolitan court’s six-month rule (six-month rule). We affirm.
FACTS
Defendant was arrested on October 1, 1986. On October 2, the state filed a complaint in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, charging defendant with, among other offenses, driving while under the influence of alcohol (DWI). The case was set for trial on December 3, 1986. The arresting officer, however, failed to appear for trial. He later testified that he had not known…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Delgado v. StanleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. GrissomNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. FloresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. KilpatrickNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. BenallyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. BoltonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- State v. CarreonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- State v. HaarNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. CarreonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- State v. Isaac M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
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