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Facts

• The State of New Mexico appealed from a district court order that dismissed a case without prejudice under LR2-400(I) NMRA (2016), which has since been recompiled and amended as LR2-308 NMRA. The dismissal was challenged by the State, leading to this appeal.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (State of New Mexico): Argued that the district court erred in dismissing the case pursuant to LR2-400, presenting four issues related to this central contention.
• Appellee (Defendant-Appellee): Contended that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the case, referencing State v. Franklin and its progeny to support their position. Additionally, the Defendant attempted to question the appellate court's jurisdiction over the appeal, arguing that the State is not aggrieved by an order dismissing the case without prejudice.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in dismissing the case pursuant to LR2-400.
• Whether the appellate court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal.

Disposition

• The appellate court reversed the district court's order and remanded for further proceedings.

Reasons

• The appellate panel, consisting of Judges J. Miles Hanisee, Linda M. Vanzi, and M. Monica Zamora, unanimously reversed the district court's decision. The court was unpersuaded by the Defendant's arguments against the proposed summary reversal, finding no legal or factual errors in their initial analysis (para 2). The court also dismissed the Defendant's jurisdictional challenge, citing the inability of an appellee to amend the appellant's docketing statement and referencing State v. Lucero as precedent that foreclosed the Defendant's arguments on this issue (para 3).