New Mexico Supreme Court

State v. Lopez

March 30, 2023529 P.3d 893

Summary

The Court held that the tolling provision of Rule 7‑506.1(D) applies to dismissals without prejudice ordered by the metropolitan court as well as voluntary dismissals by the prosecution, and that, applying that rule, the deadline to bring Lopez to trial had not expired before his conditional guilty plea, so his conviction was affirmed.