STATE v. ROMERO

Nos. 32,531, 32,598.

327 P.3d 525 (2014)

2014-NMCA-063

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felix ROMERO, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Smith, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Corinna Laszlo-Henry , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

Jorge A. Alvarado , Chief Public Defender, Karl Erich Martell , Assistant Appellate Defender, J.K. Theodosia Johnson , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


OPINION

ZAMORA, Judge.

{1} This case involves two appeals from two separate criminal actions, involving the State and two different Defendants. Because these appeals share a common issue of first impression, we address them together. The issue before us concerns the effect of the pendency of a defendant's post-judgment motion for modification of sentence upon the finality of the judgment. In light of recent developments, we conclude that the...

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