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Facts
The case involves a petitioner who sought to acquire property through the New Mexico Corrections Department's (NMCD) inmate property policy. The petitioner claimed a constitutionally protected property interest under the New Mexico Constitution, specifically under Article II, Sections 4 and 18. The petitioner did not present arguments regarding a constitutionally protected liberty interest in acquiring property through the NMCD policy (paras 4-5).
Procedural History
- Third Judicial District Court: Denied the petitioner's amended petition for writ of habeas corpus (para 1).
Parties' Submissions
- Petitioner: Argued for a constitutionally protected property interest in acquiring property through the NMCD's inmate property policy under Article II, Sections 4 and 18 of the New Mexico Constitution (para 4).
- Respondent: [Not applicable or not found]
Legal Issues
- Whether the petitioner has a constitutionally protected property interest in acquiring property through the NMCD's inmate property policy under Article II, Sections 4 and 18 of the New Mexico Constitution.
- Whether the petitioner has a constitutionally protected liberty interest in acquiring property through the NMCD policy.
Disposition
- The writ of certiorari issued on April 23, 2025, is quashed (para 7).
Reasons
Per Curiam (Thomson C.J., Vigil, Bacon, Vargas, and Zamora JJ. concurring): The Court concluded that the petitioner failed to establish a constitutionally protected property interest in acquiring property through the NMCD's inmate property policy under Article II, Sections 4 and 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. The Court also noted that the petitioner did not argue a constitutionally protected liberty interest in acquiring property through the NMCD policy, and therefore, the Court did not address that issue. The Court exercised its discretion to dispose of the case by a nonprecedential order rather than a formal opinion (paras 4-6).