STATE v. BENT

No. 29,227.

263 P.3d 903 (2011)

2011-NMCA-093

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne BENT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, No. 33,136, September 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Nicole Beder , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Law Works L.L.C., John A. McCall , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} Defendant stands convicted of various counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor as a result of which he was sentenced to prison. Of the many issues he raises on appeal, one defect in the grand jury proceedings deprives the district court of its jurisdiction and is, accordingly, dispositive of all other issues.

{2} Defendant was indicted by a grand...

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