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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of commercial burglary following a non-jury trial in the district court. The conviction came after the court denied the Defendant's motion to strike the commercial burglary charge (para 1).

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Eddy County, Jane Shuler Gray, District Judge: Convicted of commercial burglary (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued for the striking of the commercial burglary charge against him (para 1).
• Appellee: Objected to the proposed reversal of the Defendant's conviction and requested to hold the appeal in abeyance or for an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court on all pending appeals controlled by the opinion in State v. Archuleta (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary should be reversed based on the precedent set by State v. Archuleta (para 2).

Disposition

• The Defendant’s conviction for commercial burglary was reversed (para 3).

Reasons

• The panel, consisting of Judges Jonathan B. Sutin, Linda M. Vanzi, and J. Miles Hanisee, unanimously reversed the Defendant's conviction. The reversal was based on the Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Archuleta, which the State objected to but did not provide material factual distinctions to differentiate the present case from Archuleta. The New Mexico Supreme Court denied the State's request for a stay or other remedy that would suspend the precedential value of Archuleta, leading the Court of Appeals to apply its ruling in Archuleta to the present case (paras 2-3).