New Mexico Supreme Court, 2018

Published opinions from 2018. The case name opens the case page.

2018 opinions

New MexicoState ex rel. Torrez v. Whitaker

January 11, 20182018 NMSC 5

The New Mexico Supreme Court held that neither the United States Constitution nor the New Mexico Constitution categorically requires live‑witness testimony at pre‑trial detention hearings, and that judges may consider any reasonably reliable information without being bound by formal rules of evidence.