State v. Howard

The slip opinion is the first version of an opinion released by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Once an opinion is selected for publication by the Court, it is assigned a vendor-neutral citation by the Clerk of the Court 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 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO 2 Opinion Number: __________ 3 Filing Date: September 10, 2026 4 No. A-1-CA-42236 5 STATE OF NEW MEXICO, 6 Plaintiff-Appellant, 7 v. 8 PATRICK HOWARD, 9…