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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted after a jury trial for DWI (per se .08 or above), open container, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. The State presented evidence, including a video recording and blood-alcohol content analysis, to support the convictions.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of San Juan County, Thomas J. Hynes, District Judge.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Contended that the conviction for open container was not supported by substantial evidence due to the messy condition of his car and argued that the evidence was insufficient to support his DWI conviction. He also raised concerns about the chain of custody regarding his blood sample.
• Appellee (State): Argued that the evidence, including a video recording and blood-alcohol content analysis, was sufficient to support the convictions for open container and DWI.

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions for open container and DWI.
• Whether the Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement should be granted.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals denied the Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement and affirmed his convictions.

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges Roderick T. Kennedy, Jonathan B. Sutin, and J. Miles Hanisee, found that the Defendant did not provide a comprehensive summary of facts material to his challenges against the sufficiency of the evidence for his convictions. The Court presumed the video evidence supported the conviction for open container and affirmed it based on the presumption that the video showed an officer removing open containers of alcohol from the Defendant's vehicle. Regarding the DWI conviction, the Court noted that the blood-alcohol content analysis demonstrated the Defendant's blood-alcohol level was well over the legal limit, which constituted sufficient evidence for the conviction. The Court also addressed the Defendant's concern about the chain of custody of his blood sample, stating that it was more a challenge to the admission of evidence rather than to the sufficiency of the evidence. Lastly, the Court denied the Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement due to insufficient facts and legal foundation provided by the Defendant regarding the additional issues he sought to raise.