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Facts

• The Defendant was on probation when the district court issued an order revoking his probation, partially suspending his license, and committing him to the detention center. The appeal challenges the revocation of probation on grounds of insufficient evidence of a willful violation and violation of due process due to the lack of good cause to dispense with the right to confrontation.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Lea County: The district court's order revoking the Defendant's probation, partially suspending his license, and committing him to the detention center.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued that the revocation of his probation was unjust due to insufficient evidence of a willful violation and a violation of due process rights because there was no good cause to dispense with the right to confrontation.
• Appellee: Declined to file a memorandum in opposition to the proposed summary reversal, effectively accepting the disposition proposed in the calendar notice.

Legal Issues

• Whether there was sufficient evidence to justify the revocation of the Defendant's probation for a willful violation.
• Whether the Defendant's due process rights were violated due to the lack of good cause to dispense with the right to confrontation.

Disposition

• The district court’s revocation of the Defendant's probation is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings (para 2).

Reasons

• Per VANZI, J. (VARGAS, J., and MEDINA, J., concurring):
  The Court of Appeals was persuaded by the Defendant's arguments presented in the docketing statement, proposing to reverse the revocation of probation due to insufficient evidence of a willful violation and a violation of due process rights concerning the right to confrontation. The State's failure to oppose the proposed summary reversal, as indicated by their decision not to file a memorandum in opposition, was interpreted as an acceptance of the proposed disposition, in line with precedent set by Frick v. Veazey. Consequently, the Court reversed the district court's decision and remanded the case for further proceedings, based on the reasons stated in their notice (paras 1-2).