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VALLEJOS v. BARNHART

No. 15019.

697 P.2d 121 (1985)

102 N.M. 438

Peter VALLEJOS, et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Charles BARNHART, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph C. Binford, John L. Walker, Teel & Walker, P.A., Albuquerque, for petitioners-appellants.

Paul G. Bardacke, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Steven H. Schiff, Dist. Atty., Stephen A. Slusher, Deputy Dist. Atty., Albuquerque, for respondents-appellees.

OPINION

WALTERS, Justice.

Defendants petitioned the district court for a writ of prohibition against various metropolitan court judges to curtail bench trials and require a jury trial in multiple offense cases for which, upon conviction, the aggregate sentences could equal or exceed 180 days. The district court denied the petition. Defendants appeal; we reverse.

Defendants are charged in metropolitan court with multiple traffic violations, including...

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