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Facts

• The Defendant, James Wilson, appealed from the alleged automatic denial of his motion to vacate his probation violation and his petition to amend order revoking probation and imposing judgment and sentence (para 1).

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Lea County, Gary L. Clingman, District Judge, March 24, 2016: The lower court's decisions regarding the Defendant's probation violation and subsequent motions are at issue, but specific holdings are not detailed in the provided text.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee (State of New Mexico): The specific arguments made by the Plaintiff-Appellee are not detailed in the provided text (N/A).
• Defendant-Appellant (James Wilson): Asserted that his motions were automatically denied due to the passage of time, a claim for which he did not provide supporting authority (paras 3-4).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's motions were subject to automatic denial and thus still outstanding, affecting the appeal's jurisdiction (para 1).
• Whether there exists a final order from which the Defendant can appeal (para 2).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals dismissed the Defendant's appeal for lack of jurisdiction, as there was no final order on the Defendant's motions, and they were not subject to automatic denial (para 5).

Reasons

• Jonathan B. Sutin, Judge (M. Monica Zamora, Judge, and J. Miles Hanisee, Judge, concurring): The Court determined that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the Defendant's appeal because there was no final order regarding his motions. The Court noted that criminal actions could only be appealed upon the entry of a final judgment and that appellate courts do not have jurisdiction without a final judgment. The Court also clarified that, contrary to the Defendant's assertion, post-judgment motions are not deemed denied by the passage of time without an explicit automatic denial provision. The Defendant failed to provide authority to establish the existence of a final order or that his motions were subject to automatic denial, leading to the dismissal of the appeal (paras 1-5).