STATE v. PADILLA

No. 20,232.

11 P.3d 589 (2000)

129 N.M. 625

2000-NMCA-090

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chris PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted October 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Patricia Gandert, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

David Henderson, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


Certiorari Granted, No. 26,540, October 2, 2000.

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide whether the Rules of Criminal Procedure for the District Courts authorized the trial court to sever Defendant's trial from that of his co-defendant, and then, after jury selection was completed in the co-defendant's case, to reconsolidate the trials at Defendant's request. As we explain below, this procedure runs afoul of Rule 5-612...

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