State v. Sandoval

OPINION

WECHSLER, Chief Judge.

{1} Defendant Anthony Sandoval appeals his enhanced sentence as a habitual offender. After this Court reversed Defendant’s sentence because of the timeliness of the extension of the time to commence trial, our Supreme Court reversed and remanded for this Court to address Defendant’s other arguments that: (1) the federal and state constitutions require that Defendant’s prior convictions be determined by a jury based on proof beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) the State failed to prove that Defendant’s prior Colorado conviction was a felony covered by NMSA 1978, §…