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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of commercial burglary. The case's appeal was stayed pending the decision in State v. Archuleta, which addressed the same legal issue related to the charge of commercial burglary (para 1).

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Eddy County, James L. Shuler, District Judge, March 23, 2015: Conviction for commercial burglary.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: The submission details are not provided in the decision.
• Appellee: Objected to the proposed summary disposition by the Court of Appeals and requested the appeal be held in abeyance or for an opportunity to seek guidance from the New Mexico Supreme Court on all pending appeals controlled by the Opinion in Archuleta (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's conviction for commercial burglary should be reversed based on the precedent set by State v. Archuleta.

Disposition

• The Defendant’s conviction for commercial burglary was reversed (para 2).

Reasons

• The panel of judges, consisting of Jonathan B. Sutin, James J. Wechsler, and Michael D. Bustamante, unanimously decided to reverse the Defendant's conviction. This decision was based on the precedent set by State v. Archuleta, which addressed the same legal issue related to the charge of commercial burglary. The State's response to the Court's notice of proposed summary disposition did not provide material factual distinctions that would remove the case from the control of Archuleta. Consequently, following the denial by the Supreme Court of the State's request for a stay or other remedy that would suspend the precedential value of Archuleta, the Court applied the ruling in Archuleta to reverse the Defendant's conviction (paras 1-2).