New Mexico Court of Appeals July 15, 2003, Nos. 23,908, 23,910 (State v. Marquez)

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} These consolidated cases, in which the State appeals the magistrate court’s dismissal of the remaining misdemeanor charges, raise an issue of first impression concerning the interpretation of Rule 6-506(E) NMRA 2003.

{2} On March 26, 2002, both Defendants were charged in separate criminal complaints with a combination of felony and misdemean- or charges.