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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of several traffic offenses by the City of Roswell. He represented himself in the appeal against these convictions.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court did not independently consider various motions initially raised in the municipal court during his de novo appeal. He also claimed errors regarding testimony about the speed measuring device, exclusion of Judge Hudson as a witness, and the admission of an MVD records packet. Additionally, he challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory financial responsibility ordinance due to its lack of decretal language.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court independently considered various motions initially raised in the municipal court during the Defendant's de novo appeal.
• Whether the district court erred with respect to testimony regarding the speed measuring device.
• Whether the district court erred in excluding Judge Hudson as a witness.
• Whether the MVD records packet was admissible.
• Whether the mandatory financial responsibility ordinance is unconstitutional due to its lack of decretal language.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of the Defendant for several City of Roswell traffic offenses.

Reasons

• Per Julie J. Vargas, J. (J. Miles Hanisee, Chief Judge, and Briana H. Zamora, Judge, concurring):
  The Court found that the Defendant abandoned the first issue by failing to respond to the proposed disposition of the issue (para 2). Regarding the Defendant's claim that the district court did not independently consider various motions, the Court concluded that the district court's rulings were not inconsistent with precedent, as it had considered the merits of potentially dispositive pretrial motions and the facts as initially raised in the lower court (paras 3-4). On the issue of the speed measuring device testimony, the Court determined that the Defendant had not established error and noted the district court's authority to reconsider its interlocutory orders (para 5). The Court also found no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision to exclude Judge Hudson as a witness, as the Defendant was able to challenge the validity of the records based on the records themselves and statutory requirements (para 6). The admission of the MVD records packet was deemed appropriate under the public records exception to the hearsay rule and the rules governing authentication (para 7). Lastly, the Court dismissed the Defendant's challenge to the constitutionality of the mandatory financial responsibility ordinance due to a lack of cited authority (para 8).