· 2/10/1993
Baptiste v. City of Las Cruces
Citations
- 848 P.2d 1105
- 115 N.M. 178
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that 8 1 whether a person is a “law enforcement officer” involves questions of fact regarding 2 the person’s duties as well as legal questions regarding whether those duties fall 3 within the statutory definition of a law enforcement officer
- remanding to determine whether animal control officer’s duties include maintaining public order
- remanding to determine whether animal control officer's duties include maintaining public order
- “Maintaining public order can be accomplished without the power to arrest.”
- looking at duties listed under “[j]ob [d]escription”
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Judges: Hartz, Chavez, Flores
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