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Facts
- The Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery. The specific events leading to this conviction are not detailed in the provided text.
Procedural History
- Appeal from the District Court of Otero County, Angie K. Schneider, District Judge, July 26, 2017: Conviction for aggravated battery.
Parties' Submissions
- Appellant: Argued against the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the conviction and raised an apparent evidentiary error.
- Appellee: Did not oppose the Appellant's arguments regarding the evidentiary error.
Legal Issues
- Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's conviction for aggravated battery.
- Whether there was an evidentiary error that warranted reversal of the conviction.
Disposition
- The conviction for aggravated battery was reversed and the case was remanded for further proceedings.
Reasons
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Garcia, J., with Vanzi, Chief J., and Bohnhoff, J., concurring, decided to reverse the Defendant's conviction for aggravated battery. The decision was based on an apparent evidentiary error identified in the proceedings. The court initially proposed to reject the Defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence but decided to reverse the conviction due to the evidentiary error, a position not opposed by the State (paras 1-2).
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