STATE v. SANTILLANES

No. 3394.

580 P.2d 489 (1978)

91 N.M. 721

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy Joe SANTILLANES, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. L'Esperance, Pojoaque, for defendant-appellant.

Toney Anaya, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Charlotte Hetherington Roosen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Defendant's appeal from his shoplifting conviction presents procedural questions involving his competency to stand trial after having been determined to be incompetent. The procedural problems go beyond the procedure outlined in State v. Noble, 90 N.M. 360, 563 P.2d 1153 (1977). We discuss: (1) redetermination of competency; (2) burden of going forward with...

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