As used in the Agreement on Detainers [ 31-5-12 NMSA 1978] with reference to the courts of this state, the phrase "appropriate court" means the district court.
§ 31-5-13 NMSA 1978
Definition
1953 Comp., § 41-20-20, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 270, § 2.
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