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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
No. A-1-CA-40072
STATE OF NEW MEXICO,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
BEVERLY MELENDEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF SANTA FE COUNTY
Mary Marlowe Sommer, District Court Judge
Raúl Torrez, Attorney General
Maris Veidemanis, Assistant Attorney General
Santa Fe, NM
for Appellee
Bennett J. Baur, Chief Public Defender
Santa Fe, NM
for Appellant
MEMORANDUM OPINION
IVES, Judge.
{1} Defendant appeals her convictions for second degree murder and negligent use of a weapon. [CN 1] In our notice of proposed disposition, we proposed to reverse Defendant’s convictions because the detective in this case failed to honor Defendant’s unequivocal request for counsel. [CN 4, 6] The State has responded to this Court’s notice of proposed disposition, stating that it does not oppose the Court’s proposed resolution in this case. [Rsp. 1] Accordingly, for the reasons stated in our notice of proposed disposition and herein, we reverse Defendant’s convictions and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings.
{2} IT IS SO ORDERED.
ZACHARY A. IVES, Judge
WE CONCUR:
J. MILES HANISEE, Judge
JANE B. YOHALEM, Judge