COYAZO v. STATE

No. 15311.

897 P.2d 234 (1995)

120 N.M. 47

Christopher COYAZO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of New Mexico, Twelfth Judicial District Attorney's Office, and Twelfth Judicial District Office of the Public Defender, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Coyazo, Santa Fe, pro se.

Mark A. Basham, Risk Management-Legal, Santa Fe, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

The district court dismissed Christopher Coyazo's (Coyazo) "Complaint for False Imprisonment" pursuant to a SCRA 1986, 1-012(B)(6) (Repl.1992) motion. Coyazo presents two issues on appeal. First, whether the law enforcement officer exception under the Tort Claims Act applies to the district attorney's office when it acts in its prosecutorial capacity. NMSA 1978, § 41-4-12 (Repl. Pamp.1987). And, second, whether the...

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