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Facts

  • The State of New Mexico appealed from a district court order that granted the defendant, Brandon Shawn Nez, a motion to suppress evidence.

Procedural History

  • District Court of McKinley County, Louis E. DePauli, Jr., District Judge: Granted defendant's motion to suppress evidence.

Parties' Submissions

  • Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): Filed a docketing statement appealing the district court's order that granted the defendant's motion to suppress evidence.
  • Defendant-Appellee (Brandon Shawn Nez): Successfully moved to suppress evidence at the district court level.

Legal Issues

  • Whether the district court's order granting the defendant's motion to suppress evidence should be affirmed.

Disposition

  • The district court's order granting the defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed.

Reasons

  • Per Cynthia A. Fry, J. (Roderick T. Kennedy, Chief Judge, and M. Monica Zamora, Judge, concurring): The Court of Appeals decided to affirm the district court's order granting the defendant's motion to suppress evidence based on the reasons stated in their notice of proposed disposition. The State, after receiving a calendar notice proposing to summarily affirm the order, filed a response agreeing with the Court of Appeals' proposed disposition. (para 1)
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