0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 47
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                            DON KIDD
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0008|     
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0009|     
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0010|     
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE
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0013|     APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO STUDY PRO BONO SERVICES BY ATTORNEYS.
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0014|     
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0015|       WHEREAS, access to legal services by a large segment of the
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0016|     population is constrained by the cost of legal services; and 
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0017|       WHEREAS, the supreme court, in <u>Gideon</u> <u>v.</u> <u>Wainwright</u>,
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0018|     held that every defendant has a right to legal representation;
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0019|     and 
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0020|       WHEREAS, this decision has placed a severe burden on
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0021|     taxpayers to guarantee adequate legal defense of indigent
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0022|     criminals; and 
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0023|       WHEREAS, other citizens who have been hurt cannot seek
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0024|     redress through the courts because of the high costs of legal
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0025|     services; and 
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0001|       WHEREAS, every citizen should be served and protected by
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0002|     the law; and 
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0003|       WHEREAS, criminals have more access to legal representation
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0004|     than do most law-abiding citizens; and 
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0005|       WHEREAS, ordinary citizens should have reasonable access to
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0006|     the law;
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0007|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico legislative council be
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0009|     requested to direct the appropriate committee to study the issue
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0010|     of pro bono services, the extent of mandatory pro bono service
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0011|     by other states and access to the law by ordinary citizens and
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0012|     make recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 1996; and
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0013|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0014|     transmitted to the New Mexico legislative council.
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0015|                              
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0016|            
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0017|   
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0018|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0019|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                                              February 8, 1996
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0023|   
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0024|   Mr. President:
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0025|   
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0001|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0002|   
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0003|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 47
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0004|   
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0005|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0007|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0008|   
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0009|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0010|   
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0013|                              __________________________________
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0014|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0015|   
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0019|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0022|   
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0023|                     Date ________________________
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0001|   The roll call vote was<u> 4 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0002|   Yes:       4   
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0003|   No:        Donisthorpe
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0004|   Excused:   Altamirano, Aragon, EJennings, Romero
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0005|   Absent:    0
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0006|   
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0007|   
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0008|   SJ047RU1
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0011|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE             SJM 47/a
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0012|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0015|                                                  February 11, 1996
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0016|   
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0017|   Mr. President:
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0018|   
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0019|     Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0020|   
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0021|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 47
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0022|   
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0023|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0025|   
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0001|     1.  On page 2, strike lines 1 through 4 in their entirety.
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0002|   
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0003|     2.  On page 2, line 9, strike "ordinary" and insert in lieu
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0004|   thereof "all".
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0006|                  Respectfully submitted,
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0007|   
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0010|                  __________________________________
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0011|                  Janice D. Paster, Chairman 
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0012|   
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0015|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0016|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0017|   
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0018|   
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0019|                     Date ________________________
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0022|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0023|   Yes:  5
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0024|   No:     0
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0025|   Excused:   Cisneros, Sanchez, Scott, Vernon
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0001|   Absent: None
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0004|   SJ047JU1
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0006|                             State of New Mexico
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0007|                      House of Representatives
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0008|   
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0009|                      FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0010|                        SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0012|   
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0013|                                                  February 14, 1996
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0014|   
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0016|   Mr. Speaker:
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0017|   
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0018|    Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0019|   whom has been referred
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0020|   
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0021|               SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 47, as amended
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0022|                                  
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0023|                                   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0001|                             Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0006| <u>  </u>                              Gary K. King, Chairman
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0009|   Adopted <u>                    </u> Not Adopted <u>                     
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0011|         (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0013|                         Date <u>            </u>
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0015|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0016|   Yes:       6         
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0017|   Excused:   Charley, Hawkins, Marquardt, Sandel, Vigil
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0018|   Absent:    None
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0021|                                                                   
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0022|   SJ047CP1
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