Legal Opinion
District Court of the Second Judicial District v. McKenna
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1994No. 21881PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
The Second Judicial District Court petitioned this Court for a writ of superintending control, asking generally for guidance and assistance in controlling and regulating the proper exercise of special grand jury petitions allowed by the New Mexico Constitution. See N.M. Const. art. II, § 14 (providing that two hundred registered voters may petition the district court to convene a grand jury). The District Court also asks that we specifically decide the legality of the grand jury petition in question. At issue is our holding in Cook v. Smith, 114 N.M. 41, 45, 834 P.2d…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Blair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Russillo v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- State v. RoyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- Ammerman v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by3 opinions
- DIST. CT. OF SECOND JUD. DIST. v. McKennaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Pino v. RichNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. NgoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001