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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted in the district court for possession of a controlled substance. This conviction led to an appeal to the New Mexico Court of Appeals.

Procedural History

• District Court of Curry County: The Defendant was convicted for possession of a controlled substance.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee (State of New Mexico): [Not applicable or not found]
• Defendant-Appellant (Joshua Loyd): Filed a memorandum in opposition and motion to amend the docketing statement after the Court proposed to summarily affirm the conviction.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's judgment and sentence convicting the Defendant of possession of a controlled substance should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

Disposition

• The conviction of the Defendant for possession of a controlled substance is reversed, and the case is remanded to the district court for a new trial.

Reasons

• Per HANISEE, Chief Judge (BOGARDUS, Judge and YOHALEM, Judge concurring): The Court initially proposed to summarily affirm the Defendant's conviction but, after considering the Defendant's memorandum in opposition and motion to amend the docketing statement, proposed to reverse the conviction and order a new trial. The State did not file a memorandum in opposition to the Court's second notice of proposed disposition. Based on the reasons stated in the second notice of proposed disposition, the Court reversed the district court’s judgment and sentence, vacated the Defendant's conviction of possession of a controlled substance, and remanded the case for a new trial (para 1).