State v. Moya

161 P.3d 862 (2007)

2007-NMSC-027

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner,

v.

Donald MOYA, Defendant-Respondent.

No. 29,919.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 14, 2007.

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Steven S. Suttle, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Robert E. Tangora, L.L.C., Robert E. Tangora, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice.

{1} The issue in this case is whether an out-of-state misdemeanor conviction, which would have been classified as a felony in New Mexico, can be used to enhance a defendant's basic sentence under the Habitual Offender Act,…