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Facts

• The case involves an appeal by the Defendant against a judgment from the District Court of Bernalillo County. The specifics leading to the appeal, including the nature of the original case or the grounds of the appeal, are not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

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Legal Issues

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Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the lower court (para 1).

Reasons

• VANZI, Judge; MEDINA, Judge concurring; DUFFY, Judge dissenting. The Court, per Judge Vanzi with Judge Medina concurring, affirmed the lower court's judgment for reasons stated in a previously issued notice proposing summary affirmance. The Court considered the Defendant's issues raised on appeal despite the Defendant's notice of appeal not being timely filed. The Court found that the Defendant did not meet his burden to establish error in the judgment appealed from, applying well-established law and presuming the correctness of the district court's rulings (paras 1, 4-5, 7-8).
  Judge Duffy dissented, expressing concern that the Defendant's attorney failed to open an email notice from the Court regarding the proposed summary affirmance, potentially jeopardizing the Defendant's constitutional right to an appeal. Judge Duffy would have preferred issuing an order to show cause why the Defendant's attorney should not be sanctioned for failing to review the Court's notice, emphasizing the importance of ensuring the Defendant's right to appeal is preserved (paras 13-17).