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Facts

• The case involves the State of New Mexico as the Plaintiff-Appellant and Joseph Anthony Garcia as the Defendant-Appellee. The specific events leading to the appeal are not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

• District Court of Doña Ana County, Lisa C. Schultz, District Judge: Granted a new trial to Defendant.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (State of New Mexico): The specific arguments made by the appellant are not detailed in the provided text.
• Appellee (Joseph Anthony Garcia): The specific arguments made by the appellee are not detailed in the provided text.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order granting a new trial to the Defendant should be upheld.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals of New Mexico affirmed the district court's order granting a new trial to the Defendant.

Reasons

• Per Michael E. Vigil, J. (Michael D. Bustamante, J., and Jonathan B. Sutin, J., concurring): The Court of Appeals proposed to affirm the district court's decision to grant a new trial to the Defendant in a calendar notice. The State, as the appellant, filed a “Notice of Non-Intention to File Memorandum in Response to Notice of Proposed Summary Disposition,” indicating they would not contest the proposed summary disposition. Therefore, based on the reasons discussed in the calendar notice, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order granting a new trial to the Defendant.