STATE v. MICHAEL S.

No. 18269.

955 P.2d 201 (1998)

124 N.M. 732

1998-NMCA-041

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL S., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

January 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Attorney General, M. Victoria Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Leonard J. Foster, Albuquerque, for Defendant-Appellant.


OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

1. The issue we address in this case is what time limit applies to the trial of youthful offenders under the Children's Code—no time limit, the 30- or 90-day time limit found in the Children's Court Rules, or the six-month time limit found in the Rules of Criminal Procedure. We hold that the six-month rule applies. We also address summarily and reject Respondent's contention that the 20-day time limit on dispositional...

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