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Facts

• The case involves the State of New Mexico's appeal against a district court order that granted Defendant Joseph Padilla's petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a subsequent order for a duration-review hearing. The basis of the appeal was the State's contention that Padilla was not entitled to a duration-review hearing as he had not yet served five years of supervised parole in "the community" as required by law (para 1).

Procedural History

• District Court of Grant County: Order granting Defendant Joseph Padilla’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and order for duration-review hearing under NMSA 1978, Section 31-21-10.1(C) (2007).

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): Argued that the Defendant was not entitled to a duration-review hearing because he had not yet served five years of supervised parole in "the community" as per NMSA 1978 § 31-21-5(B) (1991, amended 2023) (para 1).
• Defendant-Appellee (Joseph Padilla): Successfully petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus and a duration-review hearing, although specific arguments made are not detailed in the decision.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant is entitled to a duration-review hearing after serving five years of supervised parole, specifically in the context of whether the time served must be in "the community" as per statutory requirements (para 1).

Disposition

• The Supreme Court of New Mexico affirmed the district court’s orders denying reconsideration, granting the petition for writ of habeas corpus, and ordering a duration-review hearing. The case was remanded to the district court for further proceedings in accordance with the Supreme Court's decision in State v. Thompson, 2022-NMSC-064 (para 6).

Reasons

• Per Michael E. Vigil, Justice, concurred by C. Shannon Bacon, Chief Justice, David K. Thomson, Justice, Julie J. Vargas, Justice, and Briana H. Zamora, Justice: The Supreme Court decided to affirm the district court's decision based on the precedent set in State v. Thompson, 2022-NMSC-023, 521 P.3d 64, which addressed the legal issue presented in this case. The Court exercised its discretion under Rule 12-405(B)(1) NMRA to dispose of the case by a nonprecedential order rather than a formal opinion, indicating that the legal question had already been resolved in a prior decision (paras 2-5).