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Facts

• The Defendant was charged with commercial burglary. He entered a conditional plea, reserving the right to appeal the issues raised in his motion to dismiss the charge (para 1).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: The Defendant appealed the district court's order denying his motion to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary, relying on issues raised in his motion to dismiss (para 1).
• Appellee: The State objected to the proposed reversal of the Defendant's conviction and requested to hold the appeal in abeyance or to be given an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court on all pending appeals controlled by the opinion in State v. Archuleta (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary should be reversed based on the precedent set in State v. Archuleta.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the Defendant’s conviction for commercial burglary (para 2).

Reasons

• The decision was authored by Judge Jonathan B. Sutin, with Judges James J. Wechsler and Timothy L. Garcia concurring. The Court issued a stay pending the decision in State v. Archuleta, which raised a similar issue regarding the charge of commercial burglary. After the Supreme Court denied the State's request for a stay or other remedy that would suspend the precedential value of Archuleta, the Court of Appeals applied the precedent from Archuleta to reverse the Defendant's conviction. The State's response to the Court's notice of proposed summary disposition did not provide material factual distinctions to differentiate this case from Archuleta, leading to the reversal of the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary (paras 1-2).