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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted for DWI. A mistrial occurred due to jury disagreement, leading to a retrial. The Defendant challenged the retrial and the admissibility of BAC test results, arguing the State failed to prove he was adequately advised under the Implied Consent Advisory.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Chaves County: Conviction for DWI affirmed.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that retrial should have been prohibited due to the magistrate court’s failure to specifically reserve the power to retry after a mistrial. Contended that BAC test results should have been excluded because the State did not establish that the officer who administered the test adequately advised him pursuant to the Implied Consent Advisory (paras 3, 6).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: Maintained that the mistrial, caused by jury disagreement, did not bar reprosecution and that the court automatically reserves the power to retry the defendant. Asserted that the officer’s testimony was sufficient to establish that the Defendant was duly advised under the Implied Consent Advisory, supporting the admissibility of BAC test results (paras 3, 6).

Legal Issues

• Whether the magistrate court’s failure to specifically reserve the power to retry after a mistrial bars reprosecution.
• Whether the BAC test results should have been excluded due to alleged inadequacy in advising the Defendant under the Implied Consent Advisory.

Disposition

• The appeal was affirmed, upholding the conviction for DWI (para 7).

Reasons

• TIMOTHY L. GARCIA, Judge (MICHAEL E. VIGIL, Chief Judge, and LINDA M. VANZI, Judge concurring): The court found that a mistrial due to jury disagreement does not bar reprosecution and that the court automatically reserves the power to retry the defendant, regardless of whether it expressly reserves this right in its final order. The principles from precedent were deemed controlling over the Defendant’s arguments for limiting or distinguishing them. Regarding the BAC test results, the court determined that the officer’s testimony, despite being less specific than ideal, was sufficient for foundational purposes to support the district court’s inference that the Defendant was duly advised under the Implied Consent Advisory. The court emphasized looking beyond the form to the substance of proceedings and the adequacy of the State’s showing by a preponderance of the evidence (paras 3-6).