Legal Opinion
State v. Altherr
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1994No. 14682PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Chief Judge.
The State appeals an order dismissing an indictment with prejudice. The dismissal was based on a violation of SCRA 1986, 5-604 (Repl.1992) (the six-month rule). We reverse.
The facts are not disputed. Defendant was originally indicted for possession and conspiracy to commit possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, and possession of drug paraphernalia on April 24, 1991, in Bernalillo County Cause No. CR-91-0690.
The New Mexico legislature has provided a procedure for suspending a criminal proceeding during a defendant’s participation in a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Delgado v. StanleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. MendozaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. FloresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. SanchezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. EricksenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BoltonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- State v. RayburnsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. RayburnsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. CoburnNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- County of Los Alamos v. BeckmanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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