In re Grand Jury Presentation Concerning James Bort Jones.
James Bort JONES, Petitioner,
v.
Hon. Albert S. "Pat" MURDOCH, District Court Judge, Respondent, and
Second Judicial District Attorney's Office, Real Party in Interest.
Supreme Court of New Mexico.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 22, 2009.
January 22, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenburg & Bienvenu, Marc M. Lowry, Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner.
Gary K. King, Attorney General, Jocelyn M. Torres, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.
Kari Brandenburg, District Attorney, Michael P. Fricke, Assistant District Attorney, Albuquerque, NM, for Real Party in Interest.
Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Amicus Curiae Office of the Attorney General.
Trace Rabern, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Santa Fe, NM, Law Offices of Michael L. Stout, Michael L. Stout, Las Cruces, NM, for Amicus Curiae NM Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} In this extraordinary writ proceeding, we are called upon to clarify how the target of a grand jury investigation may alert the grand jury to the existence of exculpatory evidence. In doing so, we are mindful of the delicate balance we must strike between the constitutionally independent powers of the grand jury, district attorney, and judiciary. And in striking that balance, our ruling today recognizes that each...
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