Gabriel George Quintana, Petitioner-Appellee v. Erasmo Bravo

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed the district court’s grant of a writ of habeas corpus that vacated Quintana’s jury convictions without a state response or evidentiary hearing, holding that the state’s conduct did not rise to the level of stubborn resistance required for such an extreme sanction. The Court remanded the case, ordering reassignment to a different judge and directing a scheduling order for a response and evidentiary hearing.