New Mexico Court of Appeals· 12/18/1986

State v. Hicks

Citations

731 P.2d 982
105 N.M. 286

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holding that, in considering an appeal de novo from the metropolitan court’s dismissal of charges against defendant, the district court must make an independent determination of the metropolitan court’s discretionary decision and may not apply an abuse of discretion standard
stating that, in de novo proceedings, the district court is not in any way 14 bound by the proceedings in the lower court
stating that in a de novo appeal “it [is] incumbent upon the district court to make an independent determination of whether the . . . [rules of magistrate court were followed]”
stating that in a de novo appeal “it [is] incumbent upon the district court to make an independent determination of whether the ... [rules of magistrate court were followed]”
remanding to the district court to independently determine the propriety of a metropolitan court’s decision to dismiss a complaint filed against a defendantbecause the complaint was not timely filed
remanding to the district court to independently determine the propriety of a metropolitan court’s decision to dismiss a complaint filed against a defendant because the complaint was not timely filed

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Judges: Garcia, Minzner, Fruman

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