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Facts

• The Petitioner, Ray Haidari, appealed the district court's denial of his Rule 5-803 NMRA petition for post-sentence relief. The appeal centered around the timeliness and merits of his petition, which sought relief based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and the immigration consequences of his plea agreement. The Petitioner argued that changes in his circumstances and ongoing prejudice due to potential deportation constituted good cause for the court to consider his untimely petition. Additionally, he contended that recent case law and legislative changes regarding the assessment of prejudice in ineffective assistance of counsel claims and the legalization of marijuana should influence the reconsideration of his case.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner: Argued that the timeliness requirement under Rule 5-803(C) is flexible, and his changed circumstances and ongoing prejudice due to potential deportation constitute good cause for reconsideration. He also contended that recent case law and legislative changes regarding the assessment of prejudice in ineffective assistance of counsel claims and the legalization of marijuana should influence the reconsideration of his case.
• Respondent-Appellee: The State's arguments are not directly detailed in the provided text, but it can be inferred that the State opposed the Petitioner's arguments for reconsideration based on the court's decision to affirm the district court's order.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in denying the Petitioner's Rule 5-803 NMRA petition for post-sentence relief based on the timeliness of the petition and the merits of the claims raised.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order denying the Petitioner's Rule 5-803 NMRA petition for post-sentence relief.

Reasons

• Per Ives, J., with Attrep, J., and Bogardus, J., concurring:
  The Court found that the Petitioner did not establish error in the district court's denial of his petition for post-sentence relief. The Petitioner's arguments did not sufficiently address the reasonableness of the timing of his petition under Rule 5-803(C) nor did they convincingly argue for an intervening change in law or fact that would warrant rehearing his claim under Rule 5-803(G)(2). Specifically, the Court noted that the cases cited by the Petitioner did not represent a change in the law regarding the assessment of prejudice in ineffective assistance of counsel claims related to immigration consequences of plea agreements. Additionally, the Court was not persuaded that legislative changes regarding the legalization of marijuana and expungement were relevant to the Petitioner's specific claim of error regarding his attorney's failure to warn him about the immigration consequences of his plea (paras 2-5).