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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted for aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, and speeding. The Defendant appealed these convictions, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and claiming that the arresting officer's testimony was fabricated and that poor performance on field sobriety tests was due to prescription medication use.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the Metropolitan Court of Bernalillo County: Convictions for aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, and speeding were affirmed.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions, contending that the arresting officer's testimony was fabricated and that poor performance on field sobriety tests was due to prescription medication use.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's convictions for aggravated driving while under the influence, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, and speeding.

Disposition

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

Reasons

• Per J. Miles Hanisee, with Kristina Bogardus and Briana H. Zamora, JJ., concurring: The Court considered the Defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions. The Court reiterated that appellate courts do not reweigh evidence or reassess credibility determinations made by the jury. It emphasized that its role is to determine if the fact-finder's decision is supported by substantial evidence, not whether a different conclusion could have been reached. Based on this standard, the Court found no reason to overturn the convictions and thus affirmed them (paras 1-3).