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Facts

• The Defendant was on probation when she was taken into custody due to a bench warrant issued on an initial motion to revoke her probation. During the booking process, she concealed her identity from an officer and acquired new criminal charges. The State subsequently amended the motion to revoke to include these additional probation violations and the new criminal charges.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court abused its discretion by denying her motion to dismiss for the State’s failure to comply with the time limits contained in Rule 5-805 NMRA, specifically regarding the timing of the initial and adjudicatory hearings. Additionally, the Defendant contended that the suppression and sufficiency issues regarding the allegations that she violated probation by violating state law and acquiring new criminal charges prejudiced her case.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: The State's arguments are not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but it can be inferred that the State opposed the Defendant's motions and supported the decision of the district court to revoke the Defendant's probation.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court abused its discretion by denying the Defendant's motion to dismiss for the State’s failure to comply with the time limits contained in Rule 5-805 NMRA.
• Whether the suppression and sufficiency issues regarding the allegations that the Defendant violated probation by violating state law and acquiring new criminal charges were prejudicial.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order revoking the Defendant’s probation.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, consisting of Judges Julie J. Vargas, Jennifer L. Attrep, and Kristina Bogardus, found no basis for the Defendant's assertion that she was in custody illegally due to the late initial hearing, as she was taken into custody based on a bench warrant and new criminal charges acquired during the booking process. The Court also noted that the State amended the motion to revoke within the thirty-day time limit after her arrest, which could restart the time limit for holding the initial hearing. Regarding the delay in the adjudicatory hearing, the Court found that it was continued due to the unavailability of State witnesses and that the district court took measures to minimize prejudice to the Defendant by releasing her pending the rescheduled final adjudication. The Court disagreed with the Defendant's assertion that the district court refused to exercise discretion in handling the violation of Rule 5-805(H). Furthermore, the Court did not find persuasive the Defendant's arguments regarding prejudice from the delay or the issues of suppression and sufficiency of evidence for the additional probation violations, especially since the district court concluded that the Defendant violated other probationary terms unrelated to the contested evidence. The Court also noted that the Defendant did not respond to the proposed disposition of the other issues, deeming them abandoned (paras 1-8).