53 N.M. 106
202 P.2d 964
Decided February 11, 1949
New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1949-02-11
Relies on State v. Truby · State v. Diamond · State v. Vallery
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Decided 1949-02-11
Cited by 84 later decisions — most recently January 2018 · most notably Commonwealth v. Marlin (1973), State v. Leyba (1969)
2 district · 82 state decisions
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¶1 (dissenting in part).
¶2 I agree with the holding that only the district court has jurisdiction to try felony cases, but I am of the opinion that the statute is unconstitutional under the authority of State v. Diamond, 27 N.M. 477, 202 P. 988, 20 A.L.R. 1527; State v. Armstrong, 31 N.M. 220, 254, 243 P. 333; State v. Prince, 52 N.M. 15, 189 P.2d 993; State v. Truby, 211 La. 178, 29 So.2d 758, and State v. Vallery, 212 La. 1095, 34 So.2d 329, and therefore dissent.