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Facts
(N/A)
Procedural History
- New Mexico Court of Appeals, May 2, 2000: Issued a memorandum opinion addressing the issue later raised in the petition for writ of certiorari. (N/A regarding the holding)
Parties' Submissions
- Plaintiff-Petitioner: [Not applicable or not found]
- Defendant-Respondent: [Not applicable or not found]
Legal Issues
- Whether the issue identified in the petition for writ of certiorari was correctly decided by the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Disposition
- The Supreme Court of New Mexico granted the petition for writ of certiorari and issued the writ to review the issue identified in the petition.
Reasons
Per Chief Justice Pamela B. Minzner (Justices Joseph F. Baca, Gene E. Franchini, Patricio M. Serna, and Petra Jimenez Maes concurring):
The Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari to address the issue presented in the petition. The Court ordered that the petitioner's petition for writ of certiorari would serve as the brief in chief, with the respondent's answer brief due by August 21, 2000, and any reply brief due 20 days thereafter. The Court directed the parties to consolidate and update their briefs from the Court of Appeals, without incorporation by reference, and to comment on the Court of Appeals' memorandum opinion filed on May 2, 2000. The Court also invited amicus briefs from the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the New Mexico District Attorneys Association. No oral argument would be heard, and the matter would be submitted upon the filing of all briefs. (N/A regarding specific reasoning for granting the writ)