Rule 10-231 NMRA
Rule 10-231. Disclosure by the state.
A. Information subject to disclosure. Unless a shorter period of time is ordered
by the court, within ten (10) days after the date of filing of a petition alleging
delinquency, subject to Paragraph E of this rule, the state shall disclose or make
available to the respondent:
(1)
any statement made by the respondent child, or a co-respondent, or
copies thereof, within the possession, custody or control of the state, the existence of
which is known, or by the exercise of due diligence may become known, to the
children's court attorney;
(2)
the respondent child's prior record of delinquent acts and probation
records, if any, as is then available to the state;
(3)
any books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible objects, or copies
or portions thereof, which are within the possession, custody or control of the state, and
which are material to the preparation of the defense or are intended for use by the state
as evidence at the adjudicatory hearing, or were obtained from or belong to the
respondent child;
(4)
any results or reports of physical or mental examinations, and of scientific
tests or experiments, made in connection with the particular case, or copies thereof,
within the possession, custody or control of the state, the existence of which is known,
or by the exercise of due diligence may become known to the children's court attorney;
(5)
a written list of the names and addresses of all witnesses which the
children's court attorney intends to call at the adjudicatory hearing, together with any
recorded or written statement, made by the witness and any record of prior convictions
of any such witness which is within the knowledge of the children's court attorney; and
(6)
any material evidence favorable to the respondent which the state is
required to produce under the United States or New Mexico Constitutions.
B. Examining, photographing or copying evidence. The respondent child may
examine, photograph or copy any material disclosed pursuant to Paragraph A of this
rule.
C. Certificate. The children's court attorney shall file with the clerk of the court at
least ten (10) days prior to the adjudicatory hearing a certificate stating that all
information required to be produced pursuant to Paragraph A of this rule has been
produced, except as specified. The certificate shall contain an acknowledgment of the
continuing duty to disclose additional information. If information specifically excepted
from the certificate is furnished by the children's court attorney to the respondent after
the filing of the certificate, a supplemental certificate shall be filed with the court setting
forth the material furnished. A copy of the certificate and any supplemental certificate
shall be served on the respondent.
D. Information not subject to disclosure. Unless otherwise ordered, the children's
court attorney shall not be required to disclose any material required to be disclosed by
this rule if:
(1)
the disclosure will expose a confidential informer; or
(2)
there is substantial risk to some person of physical harm, intimidation,
bribery, economic reprisals or unnecessary annoyance or embarrassment resulting from
such disclosure, which outweighs any usefulness of the disclosure to defense counsel.
E. Failure to comply. If the state fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
rule, the court may enter an order pursuant to Rule 10-165 NMRA and Rule 10-137
NMRA.