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Facts

• The State of New Mexico appealed the dismissal of its case against Cassandra L. Smith, which was dismissed with prejudice by the District Court of McKinley County.

Procedural History

• District Court of McKinley County, Grant L. Foutz, District Judge: The case against Cassandra L. Smith was dismissed with prejudice.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): Indicated that it will not be filing a memorandum in opposition to the notice of proposed summary disposition issued by the Court of Appeals (para 1).
• Defendant-Appellee (Cassandra L. Smith): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the dismissal of the State's case against Cassandra L. Smith with prejudice by the District Court should be affirmed (para 1).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the State's case against Cassandra L. Smith with prejudice (para 2).

Reasons

• Per Michael E. Vigil, Judge (Roderick T. Kennedy, Chief Judge, and Jonathan B. Sutin, Judge, concurring): The decision to affirm the dismissal of the State's case was based on the reasons stated in the notice of proposed summary disposition issued on October 29, 2013. The State's indication that it would not file a memorandum in opposition was also noted (paras 1-2).