Legal Opinion
State v. Vandever
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 9, 2012No. 33,802; Docket 30,842PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
{1} D efendant M ilroy Vandever was invo lved in an automobile accident in the checkerboard area of western New Mexico; a highway worker was killed. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, contending that the district court lacked jurisdiction because he is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and the accident occurred in Indian country. The district court denied the motion, and Defendant pled guilty to homicide by vehicle, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (DWI), and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm…
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