STATE v. MASTERS

No. 5946.

653 P.2d 889 (1982)

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jon E. MASTERS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, I. William Quickel, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lovington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Martha A. Daly, Rothstein, Bailey, Bennett & Daly, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged by complaint in magistrate court with failure to appear, contrary to § 31-3-9, N.M.S.A. 1978. Following a preliminary hearing, he was bound over on the offense charged. A criminal information was filed, charging that defendant did "willfully fail to appear in District Court... ." The trial court quashed the information. The State appeals and we reverse.

In its letter-order dismissing the information...

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