· 10/22/1980
Mowrer v. Rusk
Citations
- 618 P.2d 886
- 95 N.M. 48
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- listing criteria to consider in determining “ ‘he requisite degree of public interest’ ” (quoting People v. Ldbrenz, 411 Ill. 618, 104 N.E.2d 769, 772 (1952))
- “The parameters of the separation of powers doctrine presents a recurring problem of great public interest.”
- right to hire staff implies right to have staff paid salaries commensurate with their responsibilities
- “A court should continue a cause ... if the court discerns a likelihood of recurrence of the same issue, generally in the framework of a ‘recurring’ controversy and ‘public interest’ in maintaining the appeal.”
- excessive control by city council over municipal court violates N.M. Const. Article III, Section 1 and Article VI, Section 1, which vests the judicial power of the state in various courts, including inferior courts
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Judges: Robert M. Doughty
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