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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery against a household member and criminal trespass in 2001. The appeal concerns issues related to the impartiality of the jury and the timeliness of a Rule 5-803 NMRA petition filed by the Defendant, who was self-represented at the time of filing and denial of the petition.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the jury was not impartial due to insufficient questioning of the venire panel to uncover any prejudice, which resulted in an unfair trial. Also contended that the denial of his Rule 5-803 NMRA petition on timeliness grounds was erroneous, asserting his right to appeal was recognized upon the appointment of appellate counsel, which his trial counsel failed to pursue.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant received an unfair trial due to an allegedly impartial jury.
• Whether the district court erred in denying the Defendant's Rule 5-803 NMRA petition on timeliness grounds.

Disposition

• The court affirmed the conviction for aggravated battery against a household member and criminal trespass, in part.
• The court dismissed the appeal from the denial of the Defendant's Rule 5-803 NMRA petition, in part.

Reasons

• Per M. Monica Zamora, J. (J. Miles Hanisee, J., and Henry M. Bohnhoff, J., concurring):
  The court found that the Defendant did not demonstrate he received an unfair trial due to the jury's impartiality. The Defendant's repetition of earlier arguments without specifying how the trial's conduct amounted to fundamental error did not meet the requirement to specifically point out errors of law and fact. Consequently, the court proposed to affirm the conviction on the grounds of not demonstrating an unfair trial (paras 2-3).
  Regarding the Rule 5-803 NMRA petition, the court noted that the Defendant was self-represented at the time of filing and denial. The Duran presumption, which facilitates certain procedural benefits, was not extended to the Defendant in this context. The court proposed to dismiss the appeal from the denial of the Rule 5-803 petition on the basis that it was untimely and the Defendant, being self-represented, failed to develop a clear argument for why the presumption should apply. The court emphasized that appellate courts are not obligated to review unclear or undeveloped arguments (para 3).
  In summary, the court affirmed the convictions due to the lack of demonstrated unfair trial and dismissed the appeal from the denial of the Rule 5-803 petition due to its untimeliness and the inadequacy of the Defendant's arguments (para 4).