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Facts

• The case involves the State of New Mexico's appeal from a district court order that granted the Defendant, Nicole L. Flowers, a motion to suppress evidence. Specific details leading to the motion to suppress are not provided in the decision.

Procedural History

• District Court of Curry County: The court granted Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): The specific arguments made by the State in opposition to the motion to suppress are not detailed in the decision.
• Defendant-Appellee (Nicole L. Flowers): The specific arguments made by the Defendant in support of the motion to suppress are not detailed in the decision.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court was correct in granting the Defendant's motion to suppress evidence.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court order granting Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence.

Reasons

• The decision was made by Judges Megan P. Duffy, Jacqueline R. Medina, and Jane B. Yohalem, with Judge Duffy authoring the memorandum opinion. The State indicated it would not file a memorandum in opposition to the court's proposal to affirm the district court's decision. The Court of Appeals referenced Hennessy v. Duryea to highlight that the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly point out errors in fact or law, which the State did not do (para 1). Consequently, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's order to suppress evidence without detailing the factual or legal basis for the district court's decision.