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Facts

• The case involves an appeal by the Defendant against a district court's order requiring her to pay restitution. The specifics leading to the restitution order are not detailed in the provided text.

Procedural History

• District Court of Rio Arriba County, Jason Lidyard, District Judge: Ordered the Defendant to pay restitution.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argues against the district court's decision, requesting the Court of Appeals to reweigh the evidence presented at the district court level.
• Plaintiffs-Appellees: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the Court of Appeals should reweigh evidence and reassess credibility presented to the district court in deciding the appeal against the order of restitution.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s order requiring the Defendant to pay restitution.

Reasons

• M. Monica Zamora, Chief Judge, with J. Miles Hanisee, Judge, and Megan P. Duffy, Judge concurring, reasoned that the Court of Appeals does not reweigh evidence or reassess credibility on appeal. The Defendant's request for the Court to reweigh evidence was not persuasive, and the Court deferred to the district court's determinations of fact and credibility, especially in light of conflicting evidence (paras 1-3).