0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            DANICE PICRAUX
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TO CONVENE A TASK
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0012|     FORCE TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE EFFICIENT
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0013|     DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASES IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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0014|     COURT.
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0015|     
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0016|          WHEREAS, the number of violent criminal cases in the
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0017|     second judicial district is rising at an unprecedented rate;
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0018|     and
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0019|          WHEREAS, the court cannot keep pace with the number of
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0020|     cases it has; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, other states have shown that court case flow
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0022|     management can be improved with verifiable policies and goals;
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0023|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0024|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the second judicial district court
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0025|     establish a task force of representatives from the second
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0001|     judicial district court, the district attorney's office and the
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0002|     public defender's office to address the issues related to the
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0003|     efficient disposition of criminal cases in the second judicial
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0004|     district; and
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0005|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force ascertain the
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0006|     problems related to the efficient flow of criminal cases in the
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0007|     second judicial district and set goals for the improvement of
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0008|     the flow of criminal cases through the court; and
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0009|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that goals include establishing a
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0010|     leadership team, creating a credible trial scheduling system,
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0011|     addressing violent criminal cases and devising differential
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0012|     tracks for various case types, developing a system for early
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0013|     court intervention in case processing, creating useful case
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0014|     management reports and developing implementation strategies;
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0015|     and
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0016|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force report on its
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0017|     progress to the appropriate legislative interim committee by
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0018|     November 1, 1997; and
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0019|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0020|     transmitted to the chief judge of the second judicial district
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0021|     court, the Bernalillo county district attorney, the chief
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0022|     public defender and the director of the administrative office
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0023|     of the courts.
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0024|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0025|                      House of Representatives
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0001|   
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0005|   
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0006|                                               February 22, 1997
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0007|   
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0009|   Mr. Speaker:
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0010|   
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0011|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0012|   
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0013|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32
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0014|                               
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0015|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0017|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0018|   
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0019|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0020|   
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0023|                                                                 
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0024|   
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0025|                                                              Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0003|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0005|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0007|                        Date             
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0008|   
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0009|   The roll call vote was 8  For 1  Against
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0010|   Yes:      8
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0011|             No:       Alwin
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0012|             Excused:  Larranaga, Mallory, Rios, Sanchez
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0013|             Absent:   None
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0016|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ032                       State of New Mexico
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0017|                      House of Representatives
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0019|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0020|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0023|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0001|   Mr. Speaker:
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0002|   
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0003|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0004|   whom has been referred
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0005|   
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0006|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 32
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0007|                               
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0008|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0009|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0011|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0016|   
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0017|                                                              Max Coll, Chairman
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0018|   
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0020|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0021|    
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0024|                        Date             
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0001|   The roll call vote was 9  For 0  Against
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0002|   Yes:      9
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0003|             Excused:  Buffett, Coll, Marquardt, Pearce, Picraux, Saavedra,
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0004|             Taylor, JP, Watchman
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0005|             Absent:   None
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0008|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ032
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