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Facts

• The case involves the admissibility of blood test results in a legal proceeding. The district court had previously ruled these results inadmissible, misunderstanding the application of State v. Adams and relevant statutes (para 1).

Procedural History

• Court of Appeals: Affirmed the district court's error in ruling the blood test results inadmissible due to a misapprehension of State v. Adams and NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-103 (1978) (para 1).
• Supreme Court of New Mexico: Held the case in abeyance pending the disposition of State v. Adams, 2022-NMSC-008, 503 P.3d 1130 (para 2).

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Petitioner: Sought review of the Court of Appeals' determination, challenging the admissibility of blood test results based on a misinterpretation of legal precedents and statutes (para 1).
• Plaintiff-Respondent: Argued in favor of the admissibility of the blood test results, supporting the Court of Appeals' determination.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in ruling the blood test results inadmissible by misapprehending State v. Adams and NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-103 (1978) (para 1).

Disposition

• The memorandum opinion of the Court of Appeals is affirmed, and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings in accordance with the Supreme Court's opinion in Adams, 2022-NMSC-008 (para 6).

Reasons

• Per VIGIL, Chief Justice (C. SHANNON BACON, Justice; DAVID K. THOMSON, Justice; JULIE J. VARGAS, Justice concurring): The Supreme Court decided to affirm the Court of Appeals' memorandum opinion based on the resolution of the legal issue presented in this case by the Court’s opinion in State v. Adams. The Court exercised its discretion under Rule 12-405(B)(1) NMRA to dispose of this case by nonprecedential order rather than a formal opinion, indicating that the legal issue had already been addressed in a prior decision (paras 4-5). BRIANA H. ZAMORA, Justice, did not participate in the decision (para 7).