State v. Heck

OPINION

BIVINS, Judge.

The state appeals from a final judgment denying its request for injunctive relief for alleged violations of the New Mexico Subdivision Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 47-6-1 to -29 (Repl.Pamp.1982) (the Act). The state argues on appeal that the district court erred with respect to four of its conclusions of law: (1) that the Act constitutes a criminal statute to be strictly construed against the state; (2) that parcels that are not contiguous or located within a single tract are excluded from the Act; (3) that five sales, none of which results in a default, are necessary within a…