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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted after a bench trial in metropolitan court for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DWI), driving without a driver's license, and driving a vehicle at night without headlights.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County, Briana Zamora, District Judge, affirming the Defendant's convictions for DWI, no driver’s license, and driving a vehicle at night without headlights.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the metropolitan court abused its discretion by admitting the breath card into evidence, erred in finding the twenty-minute deprivation period was met, and claimed there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions for no driver's license and DWI. Additionally, the Defendant contended that the arrest was made without probable cause.
• Appellee (State): Defended the metropolitan court's decisions and argued that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions and that the arrest was made with probable cause.

Legal Issues

• Whether the metropolitan court abused its discretion in admitting the breath card into evidence.
• Whether the metropolitan court erred in finding that the twenty-minute deprivation period was met.
• Whether there was insufficient evidence to support the Defendant’s conviction for no driver’s license.
• Whether there was insufficient evidence to support the Defendant’s conviction for driving while impaired to the slightest degree.
• Whether the Defendant was arrested without probable cause.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's affirmance of the Defendant's convictions.

Reasons

• Per M. Monica Zamora, with Linda M. Vanzi, Chief Judge, and J. Miles Hanisee, Judge concurring:
  The Court considered the Defendant's memorandum in opposition but found no error in law or fact that would change the proposed disposition regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support the DWI conviction and the legality of the arrest (para 4). The Court addressed additional arguments made by the Defendant regarding the admission of the breath card, the twenty-minute deprivation period, and the sufficiency of the evidence for the no driver's license conviction. The Court remained unconvinced that the metropolitan court erred in its decisions, citing precedent and reasoning that the Defendant had opportunities to challenge the evidence but did not demonstrate any procedural or factual errors that would warrant overturning the convictions (paras 5-7). The Court affirmed the convictions based on the reasons stated in the notice of proposed disposition and the additional analysis provided in response to the Defendant's arguments (para 8).