New Mexico Court of Appeals· 10/30/1990

State v. Ferguson

Citations

803 P.2d 676
111 N.M. 191

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stating that deferring to the trial court in these situations makes sense because “[t]he trial court judge was present, and therefore she was in a better position to resolve this question than we are”
discussing review of trial court’s decision to grant new trial for’ abuse of discretion
discussing the necessity for trial courts to spell out the reasons for exercising their discretion, so the appellate court can determine whether the exercise of discretion had an erroneous legal basis
appellate court looks for sufficient indication in the record of reasons underlying trial court’s discretionary ruling
appellate court looks for sufficient indication in the record of reasons underlying trial court's discretionary ruling
trial court in best position to determine this question

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Judges: Minzner, Chavez, Hartz

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