Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Mexico

Sentencing Length

If a person is sentenced for a specific amount of time, and the jail releases them earlier can they be re-jailed for the remainder of their sentence? The judge specificially stated the time of the sentence was to be straight time.


Asked on 7/09/02, 11:54 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Sentencing Length

When someone is discharged early from a straight time sentence due to an administrative error, they may be required by the court to return and serve the balance of their sentence.

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Answered on 7/09/02, 1:22 pm


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