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Facts

• The Defendant was charged with the sole charge of commercial burglary. He entered a conditional plea, reserving the right to appeal the issues raised in his motion to dismiss the charge.

Procedural History

• District Court of San Juan County, William C. Birdsall, District Judge: Denied the Defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of commercial burglary (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued for the dismissal of the commercial burglary charge, reserving the right to appeal the issues raised in his motion to dismiss (para 1).
• Appellee: Objected to the proposed summary disposition by the Court of Appeals and requested to hold the appeal in abeyance or to be given a reasonable opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court on all pending appeals controlled by the Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Archuleta (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary should be reversed based on the precedential value of the Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Archuleta.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals reversed the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary (para 3).

Reasons

• The decision was authored by Judge James J. Wechsler with Judges Michael D. Bustamante and Cynthia A. Fry concurring. The Court of Appeals decided to reverse the Defendant's conviction based on the precedential value of its opinion in State v. Archuleta. Despite the State's objection to the proposed summary disposition and request for abeyance or an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court, the Supreme Court denied the State's request, leaving the precedential value of Archuleta intact. The Court of Appeals found no material factual distinctions between the present case and Archuleta, leading to the reversal of the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary (paras 2-3).