Legal Opinion
State v. Hicks
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 2002No. 21,834PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Chief Judge.
{1} Under New Mexico’s failure to appear statute, a person commits up to a fourth degree felony if, while released pending trial or appeal in a criminal action, he or she “fails to appear before any court ... as required.” NMSA 1978, § 31-3-9 (1999). Defendant appeals his conviction for failure to appear. We discuss the meaning of the statutory language “fails to appear” when, as a condition of release from jail, Defendant was ordered to post bond by a date certain, but was not actually ordered to appear in person. Because the facts of this case do not fall within…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Helman v. GallegosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. RowellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. OgdenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Santillanes v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. PeppersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. Office of the Public Defender Ex Rel. MuqqddinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
- State v. McWhorterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. PowelsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- State v. SeguraNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014
- State v. DevineNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
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