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Facts

• The Defendant was placed on probation after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine. The State later filed a motion to revoke this probation, alleging the Defendant violated two conditions: failing to obey the law and failing to report to his probation officer. The allegations included an assault on his wife and failure to report to his probation officer.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County, Michael E. Martinez, District Judge, June 28, 2016: The district court order revoking the Defendant's probation was affirmed.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: The Defendant argued that the State failed to prove his identity as the individual who violated the probation conditions.
• Appellee: The State contended that the evidence, including the Defendant's wife's testimony and various filings, was sufficient to establish the Defendant's identity and thus support the probation revocation.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in enhancing the Defendant's sentence as a habitual offender following a probation violation.
• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the revocation of the Defendant's probation.

Disposition

• The motion to amend the docketing statement to add a new issue was denied.
• The district court order revoking probation was affirmed.

Reasons

• Per Jonathan B. Sutin, with Timothy L. Garcia and M. Monica Zamora concurring, the court found:
  The Defendant's motion to amend the docketing statement to add a new issue regarding sentence enhancement as a habitual offender was denied because the plea agreement explicitly allowed for such enhancement upon probation violation, making the issue nonviable (paras 2-3).
  The challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support probation revocation was dismissed. The court held that the State met its burden of establishing a probation violation with reasonable certainty. The Defendant's identity was sufficiently proven through his wife's testimony and judicial notice of court records, including a photograph and standard identification information (paras 4-5).