9-200. Citizen petition to convene a grand jury.
[For use with District Court Rule 5-302B NMRA]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
No. __________
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
v.
______________________________________________, Defendant
CITIZEN PETITION TO CONVENE GRAND JURY
I, the undersigned, a registered voter of New Mexico, who resides in the county of _______________, New Mexico, hereby request that the district court order a grand jury to convene to investigate ________________, for the crime or crimes of ____________________ _________________________________________________, and I declare that I am a registered voter of the state and county where the grand jury is to convene.
1. ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
(usual signature) (name printed (address (city or
as registered) as registered) zip code)
2. ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
(usual signature) (name printed (address (city or
as registered) as registered) zipcode)
USE NOTES
Under Article II, Section 14 of the New Mexico Constitution, a grand jury shall be ordered to convene by “a judge of a court empowered to try and determine cases of capital, felonious or infamous crimes . . . upon the filing of a petition therefor signed by not less than the greater of two hundred registered voters or two percent of the registered voters of the county. . .”.
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 15-8300-010, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2015.]