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Facts

• The Defendant was charged with commercial burglary. The district court granted the Defendant's motion to dismiss this charge.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County, Charles W. Brown, District Judge: The district court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): Objected to the proposed disposition by the Court of Appeals and requested 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).
• Defendant-Appellee (Raul Ralph Garza): Successfully moved to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary at the district court level.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order granting Defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary should be affirmed based on the precedent set by State v. Archuleta.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order granting Defendant’s motion to dismiss the commercial burglary charge (para 2).

Reasons

• Per James J. Wechsler, with Cynthia A. Fry and Timothy L. Garcia, Judges, concurring: The Court of Appeals decided to affirm the district court's decision based on the precedent established in State v. Archuleta. Despite the State's objection and 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. The Court of Appeals found no material factual distinctions between the current case and Archuleta, leading to the affirmation of the district court's order to dismiss the commercial burglary charge against the Defendant (paras 1-2).