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Facts

• The case involves a certification from the Court of Appeals regarding a legal question that was held in abeyance by the Supreme Court of New Mexico pending the Court's disposition in a related case, Padilla v. Torres. The Supreme Court had previously decided to withhold a decision on whether to accept the certification until after resolving the related case (para 1).

Procedural History

• Court of Appeals: Certification order to the Supreme Court of New Mexico (N/A).
• Supreme Court of New Mexico: Held the matter in abeyance pending the Court's disposition in Padilla v. Torres, No. S-1-SC-35619, on August 3, 2023 (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• (N/A)

Legal Issues

• Whether the certified question presented in this matter is addressed by the Supreme Court’s opinion in Padilla v. Torres (para 3).

Disposition

• The Supreme Court's order holding the matter in abeyance is withdrawn (para 6).
• Certification is accepted (para 7).
• The matter is remanded to the metropolitan court for a new trial in accordance with Padilla (para 8).

Reasons

• Per Curiam: The Supreme Court decided to hold the matter in abeyance pending its decision in a related case, Padilla v. Torres. Upon issuing an opinion in Padilla, which reversed and remanded the matter for a new trial, the Court concluded that the certified question in the current case was addressed by its opinion in Padilla. Consequently, the Court exercised its discretion to dispose of the matter by a nonprecedential order, accepting the certification and remanding the matter for a new trial in accordance with its decision in Padilla (paras 1-8). The decision was unanimous with concurrence from Chief Justice David K. Thomson, Justices Michael E. Vigil, C. Shannon Bacon, Julie J. Vargas, and Briana H. Zamora.