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Facts

• The Defendant was charged with commercial burglary. The district court dismissed the indictment against the Defendant for this charge.

Procedural History

• District Court of Doña Ana County, Darren M. Kugler, District Judge: The indictment against the Defendant for the charge of commercial burglary was dismissed.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellee (State of New Mexico): Objected to the proposed disposition by the Court of Appeals and requested that the appeal be held in abeyance or provided an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court on all pending appeals controlled by the opinion in State v. Archuleta (para 1).
• Appellant (Defendant): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order dismissing the indictment against the Defendant for the charge of commercial burglary should be affirmed based on the precedent set in State v. Archuleta.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order granting the Defendant’s motion to dismiss the commercial burglary charge.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with an opinion authored by Judge Cynthia A. Fry and concurred by Judges Jonathan B. Sutin and Michael D. Bustamante, decided to affirm the district court's dismissal of the commercial burglary charge against the Defendant. The decision was based on the precedent set in State v. Archuleta, which addressed the same legal issue relative to the charge of commercial burglary. Despite the State's objection to the proposed summary disposition and its request for the appeal to be held in abeyance or for an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court, the Supreme Court denied the State any stay or remedy that would suspend the precedential value of Archuleta. Consequently, the Court of Appeals applied the precedent from Archuleta, finding no material factual distinctions that would remove the case from its control, and affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss the charge (paras 1-2).