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Facts

• The Child-Appellant was on probation when two separate incidents led the State to file petitions for the revocation of his probation. The first incident involved the Child testing positive for THC, resulting in the State filing a petition on December 13, 2018. The Child was taken into custody two weeks later. The second incident, leading to an "amended" petition filed on January 24, 2019, alleged that the Child violated a standard condition by incurring new charges. The State dismissed the initial petition during a hearing, and a new date was set for the "amended" petition's allegations (paras 2-3).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Child-Appellant: Argued that the district court lacked jurisdiction for the hearing on the State’s petition because it was not conducted within thirty days as required by Rule 10-243(A) NMRA. Contended that the service of the amended petition should not reset the deadline for the adjudicatory hearing, as the initial petition's filing should dictate the deadline. Also argued that treating the "amended" petition as a separate filing allows the State to circumvent established deadlines unfairly (paras 2, 5, 8-9).
• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Argued that the "amended" petition's filing constituted the relevant event for calculating the deadline for the adjudicatory hearing. Maintained that the dismissal of the initial petition meant it had no bearing on the deadline, and each petition should be considered independently for calculating deadlines. Asserted that the "amended" petition was substantively a separate petition, thus justifying the reset of the adjudicatory deadline (paras 4-8).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court had jurisdiction to conduct the hearing on the State’s petition outside the thirty-day requirement stipulated by Rule 10-243(A) NMRA.
• Whether the service of an "amended" petition resets the deadline for the adjudicatory hearing under Rule 10-243 NMRA.

Disposition

• The appeal was affirmed, upholding the district court's decision to deny the Child-Appellant's motion to dismiss and motion for reconsideration, thereby allowing the adjudicatory hearing to proceed based on the "amended" petition's filing date (para 10).

Reasons

• J. Miles Hanisee, Chief Judge, with Kristina Bogardus, Judge, and Jacqueline R. Medina, Judge, concurring: The panel concluded that the "amended" petition's service constituted the relevant event for calculating the adjudicatory hearing's deadline, as per Rule 10-243 NMRA. The court found that the State's dismissal of the initial petition rendered it irrelevant for deadline calculations, and each petition must be considered independently. The designation of the second petition as "amended" was deemed a technicality that did not affect its substantive treatment as a separate petition. The court also dismissed concerns about potential gamesmanship by the State in filing successive petitions, emphasizing the need to adhere to the clear language of the rules and the distinct violations set forth in the "amended" petition (paras 3-9).