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STATE v. YATES

Nos. 27,290, 27,288, 27,289.

192 P.3d 1236 (2008)

2008-NMCA-129

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Scott YATES, Defendant-Appellee, State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alberto Savedra, Defendant-Appellee, State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose Lozano, Sr., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, No. 31,288, September 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Max Shepherd, Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Gary C. Mitchell, P.C., Gary C. Mitchell, Ruidoso, NM, for Appellees Yates and Lozano.

Thomas E. Lilley, P.C., Thomas E. Lilley, Roswell, NM, for Appellee Savedra.

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} New Mexico law favors the prompt disposition of criminal charges. N.M. Const. art. II. § 14. To carry out the policy favoring prompt disposition of criminal charges, our Supreme Court has adopted for each trial court a so-called "six-month rule." Rules 5-604(B), 6-506(B), 7-506(B), 8-506(B) NMRA. Each of the three cases before this Court involves a similar fact pattern...

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