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Facts

• The Defendant was indicted for a violation that implicated the structural integrity of the grand jury process. The core issue revolved around the State's failure to provide sufficient notice of the grand jury proceedings as mandated by a specific rule.

Procedural History

• District Court of Taos County: The court denied the Defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Petitioner: Argued for the dismissal of the indictment, asserting a violation of the structural integrity of the grand jury process due to insufficient notice of the grand jury proceedings.
• Plaintiff-Respondent (State of New Mexico): Initially opposed the Defendant's motion but ultimately did not file a memorandum in opposition to the Court of Appeals' proposed summary reversal.

Legal Issues

• Whether the State's failure to provide sufficient notice of the grand jury proceedings, as required by Rule 5-302A NMRA, violated the structural integrity of the grand jury process warranting dismissal of the indictment.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s order denying the dismissal of the indictment.

Reasons

• Per HANISEE, Chief Judge (ATTREP, J., and MEDINA, J., concurring): The decision to reverse the district court's denial of the motion to dismiss the indictment was based on the State's failure to adhere to the procedural requirement of providing sufficient notice of the grand jury proceedings as mandated by Rule 5-302A NMRA. The State's lack of opposition to the Court's proposed summary reversal further supported the decision to reverse the lower court's ruling (para 1).