VIGIL v. N.M. MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION

No. 24,208.

112 P.3d 299 (2005)

137 N.M. 438

2005-NMCA-057

Manuel VIGIL, Petitioner-Appellee, v. NEW MEXICO MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

March 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Vigil, Albuquerque, NM, Pro Se Appellee.

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Albert Roland Fugere, Special Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

Brian A. Pori, Inocente, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.


OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

{1} Respondent (sometimes called Motor Vehicle Division or MVD) appeals from the district court's granting of Petitioner's petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering that his plea of guilty to a traffic offense, made pursuant to signing a uniform traffic citation, be withdrawn and that the metropolitan court proceed to trial on the matter. We reverse because MVD did not have a clear duty to forward a penalty assessment traffic...

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