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Facts

• The Defendant-Appellant, Antonio Martinez, was convicted of both attempted second-degree murder and shooting at a motor vehicle after firing a single shot at the victim in his car. This act constituted the underlying conduct supporting both charges.

Procedural History

• August 2010: Martinez appealed, arguing his double jeopardy rights were violated (N/A).
• November 2010: Court of Appeals affirmed Martinez's convictions based on precedent (N/A).
• January 2011: New Mexico Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari (N/A).
• July 2012: Supreme Court quashed the writ and remanded the case for further consideration in light of State v. Swick.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued that the convictions for both attempted second-degree murder and shooting at a motor vehicle violated his right to be free from double jeopardy.
• Appellee (State): In opposition, conceded that Martinez’s conduct was unitary but argued for a further analysis beyond the Gutierrez and Swick framework to consider other indicia of legislative intent.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant-Appellant's convictions for both attempted second-degree murder and shooting at a motor vehicle violated his right to be free from double jeopardy.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the convictions, remanding to permit Martinez to withdraw his plea or, if the State agrees, for the district court to vacate his sentence for shooting at a motor vehicle.

Reasons

• Per CELIA FOY CASTILLO, Chief Judge (MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Judge, and TIMOTHY L. GARCIA, Judge concurring):
  The Court applied the modified test from State v. Gutierrez and the precedent set by State v. Swick to determine that Martinez's conduct was unitary and that the elements of attempted murder subsumed the elements of shooting at a motor vehicle. The State's concession that Martinez's conduct was unitary and its acknowledgment of the mandate to apply Gutierrez's modified test were considered. However, the Court declined the State's request to engage in further analysis beyond the Gutierrez and Swick framework, stating that such analysis was contrary to these precedents. The Court concluded that under the State's theory of the case, convicting Martinez of both charges constituted a violation of his double jeopardy rights, leading to the reversal of his convictions.