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, NMSA 1978, §§ 31-18-17 to -20 (2003). Defendant Donald Moya pled guilty to two felonies in New Mexico and also admitted that he had been previously convicted of attempted forgery in Utah. Defendant...
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