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Facts

• The Defendant, Melinda Vega, was convicted after a jury trial in metropolitan court for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County, Briana H. Zamora, District Judge: Affirmed the conviction of the Defendant for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued against the conviction, maintaining the same arguments previously made in her docketing statement and in the statement of the issues filed with the district court in her on-record appeal (para 2).
• Appellee (State): Supported the conviction, as indicated by the district court's memorandum opinion which the Court of Appeals proposed to adopt, addressing the Defendant's arguments (para 2).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's affirmance of the Defendant's conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor should be upheld.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant’s conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

Reasons

• Per Michael E. Vigil, Chief Judge, with Timothy L. Garcia, Judge, and J. Miles Hanisee, Judge, concurring: The Court considered the Defendant's memorandum in opposition but remained unpersuaded to reconsider the proposed adoption of the district court's memorandum opinion. The Defendant failed to raise any new arguments or issues beyond those previously addressed in her docketing statement and the statement of the issues filed with the district court. The Court's decision to affirm the Defendant's conviction was based on the thorough and well-reasoned memorandum opinion of the district court, which addressed all of the Defendant's arguments (paras 1-3).