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New Mexico's Summary Calendar For Disposition Of Crimnal Appeals: An Invitation To Inefficiency, Ineffectiveness And Injustice, J. Thomas Sullivan

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As increasing appellate caseloads strain judicial and support resources available to appellate courts, the incentive for streamlining and expediting the appellate process to accommodate the needs of courts, counsel and litigants also increases. Traditional means for increasing work output, such as addition of judgeships and legal and clerical support staff, are often compromised by general funding problems facing many state jurisdictions, as well as the federal government. As a consequence, alternative means for expediting are sought, including reduction of judicial time involved for review of individual cases, restriction of oral argument and limitations on discretionary review. At the same time, …