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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted in metropolitan court for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (DWI). She appealed her conviction, challenging the probable cause for her arrest and the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction.

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County: Affirmed the Defendant's DWI conviction.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that there was a lack of probable cause for the arrest and insufficient evidence to support the DWI conviction.
• Plaintiff-Appellee (State of New Mexico): Defended the conviction, presumably arguing that the arrest was supported by probable cause and the evidence was sufficient to convict.

Legal Issues

• Whether there was probable cause to arrest the Defendant for DWI.
• Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the Defendant's DWI conviction.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant's DWI conviction.

Reasons

• TIMOTHY L. GARCIA, Judge (with MICHAEL D. BUSTAMANTE, Judge, and RODERICK T. KENNEDY, Judge concurring): The Court proposed to adopt the district court's memorandum opinion, which it found to be "thorough, extensive, and well-reasoned," addressing all arguments raised by the Defendant. The Defendant did not point out any specific error in the district court's opinion but repeated her previous arguments. The Court noted that reiterating facts and arguments already considered does not fulfill the appellant's burden to clearly point out errors. The Court also rejected the Defendant's assertion that her arrest lacked probable cause, emphasizing that reweighing evidence is beyond the appellate court's role, as the weight of evidence is for the trial court to decide (paras 1-5).