Legal Opinion
State v. Brule
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1999No. 24,480PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, J.
{1} The State appeals the dismissal of assault and battery charges against Paul Adrian Brule. The district court dismissed the charges based on alleged prosecutorial vindictiveness, and a divided Court of Appeals affirmed. We now reverse the Court of Appeals and the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
{2} We adopt the Court of Appeals’ thorough recitation of the facts and procedural history underlying this case. See State v. Brule, 1997-NMCA-073, ¶¶ 3-8, 123 N.M. 611, 943 P.2d 1064. For the benefit of…
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