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Facts

• The case involves the State of New Mexico's appeal against a district court order that granted Defendant Patrick Pinto's petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a subsequent order for a duration-review hearing. The hearing was mandated under state law after five years served on supervised parole. The State contested the defendant's entitlement to this hearing, arguing that he had not yet served five years of supervised parole in "the community" as required by law (para 1).

Procedural History

• District Court of San Juan County: Granted Defendant Patrick Pinto's petition for writ of habeas corpus and ordered a duration-review hearing.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellant (State of New Mexico): Argued that the defendant was not entitled to a duration-review hearing because he had not served five years of supervised parole in "the community" as per the statutory requirement.
• Defendant-Appellee (Patrick Pinto): Successfully petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus and a duration-review hearing, presumably arguing that he met the criteria for such a hearing under the law.

Legal Issues

• Whether the defendant was entitled to a duration-review hearing after serving five years of supervised parole, despite the State's argument that he had not served this time in "the community" as required by law.

Disposition

• The Supreme Court of New Mexico affirmed the district court's order 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-023 (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, which addressed the legal issue presented in this case. The Court exercised its discretion to dispose of the case through a nonprecedential order rather than a formal opinion, indicating that the legal question had already been resolved in the referenced case. This decision underscores the Court's reliance on its previous rulings to ensure consistency in the application of the law (paras 2-6).