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Facts

• In April 2005, the Defendant was involved in an altercation leading to his indictment on ten counts of criminal behavior across two separate grand juries. The first trial concluded with a mixed verdict: a conviction on one count, acquittals on two, and a hung jury on the remaining charges. A second trial on the mistrial counts resulted in convictions on all counts submitted to it (para 1).

Procedural History

• District Court of Santa Fe County, Stephen D. Pfeffer, District Judge: Convicted on one count, acquitted on two, and a hung jury mistrial on the remaining counts in the first trial. Convicted on all counts submitted in the second trial (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant: Argued that the district court lacked jurisdiction for the second trial while the first conviction was on appeal, claimed violation of the Confrontation Clause due to the admission of a videotape from the incident scene, and contended improper admission of a 2003 judgment and sentence for previous crimes and a prior restraining order against him concerning one of the victims (para 2).
• State: Contended that the district court retained jurisdiction to conduct the second trial, argued for the admissibility of the videotape under the Confrontation Clause, and supported the admission of the Defendant's prior bad acts and convictions as relevant to the charges (paras 3-22).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court had jurisdiction to conduct the second trial while the first conviction was on appeal.
• Whether the admission of the videotape violated the Defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause.
• Whether the admission of the Defendant's 2003 judgment and sentence for previous crimes and a prior restraining order was proper (para 2).

Disposition

• The court affirmed the convictions from the second trial (para 24).

Reasons

• The court held that the district court had jurisdiction to conduct the second trial as the appeal from the first trial did not divest it of jurisdiction to take further action on charges not involved in the appeal. It found that the videotape's admission did not violate the Confrontation Clause, as the statements were deemed non-testimonial, being made in response to an ongoing emergency. Lastly, the court ruled that the admission of the Defendant's prior bad acts and convictions was proper, as they were relevant to proving elements of the charges against him, specifically aggravated stalking, and did not constitute an abuse of discretion (paras 3-22).