Daily Archives: September 8, 2023

NM: Suppression issues should not be decided at preliminary hearings

A preliminary hearing isn’t a proper place to resolve potential suppression issues. They happen on a “brisk time line” and the rules of evidence don’t apply to them. This is committed to the pretrial process in the trial courts. State … Continue reading

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