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Facts

• The Defendant was found guilty of DWI and speeding by the metropolitan court. The case was subsequently appealed to the district court, which affirmed the sentencing order of the metropolitan court. The Defendant then appealed to the Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County, Judith Nakamura, District Judge: Affirmed the metropolitan court's sentencing order that found the Defendant guilty of DWI and speeding.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Filed a motion to amend the docketing statement to include additional issues regarding the reasonable suspicion to support the stop and the probable cause to support his arrest. Also challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to support his DWI conviction under the impairment-to-the-slightest-degree standard.
• Appellee (State): Filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, challenging the propriety of the Court of Appeals' review of district court on-record proceedings.

Legal Issues

• Whether appeals from on-record decisions of the district court are properly before the Court of Appeals.
• Whether there was reasonable suspicion to support the stop and probable cause to support the arrest of the Defendant.
• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's conviction for DWI under the impairment-to-the-slightest-degree standard.

Disposition

• The State's motion to dismiss the appeal was denied.
• The Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement was denied.
• The metropolitan court’s sentencing order was affirmed.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with Judge Timothy L. Garcia authoring the memorandum opinion, and Judges Michael D. Bustamante and M. Monica Zamora concurring, addressed the issues raised by both parties. The Court determined that appeals from on-record decisions of the district court are properly before it, referencing State v. Carroll as precedent (para 1). The Court denied the Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement, finding that the Defendant did not adequately preserve the issues of reasonable suspicion and probable cause for appeal, nor did he demonstrate fundamental error regarding these issues (paras 2-3). Additionally, the Court found the challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence regarding the DWI conviction to be unpersuasive, as the Defendant did not effectively dispute the evidence presented or the Court's application of the law (paras 4-5).