State v. Neal

The slip opinion is the first version of an opinion released by the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court. Once an opinion is selected for publication by the Court, it is assigned a vendor-neutral citation by the Chief Clerk for compliance with Rule 23- 112 NMRA, authenticated and formally published. The slip opinion may contain deviations from the formal authenticated opinion. 1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO 2 Opinion Number: 3 Filing Date: April 6, 2026 4 NO. S-1-SC-40407 5 STATE OF NEW MEXICO, 6 Plaintiff-Petitioner, 7 v. 8 SAMUEL NEAL, 9 Defendant-Respondent. 10 ORIGINAL…