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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted in metropolitan court for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DWI) and speeding. The case was then appealed to the district court, which affirmed the convictions after a bench trial.

Procedural History

• Appeal from the District Court of Bernalillo County: The district court affirmed the Defendant's convictions for DWI and speeding.

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the evidence presented was insufficient to support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt for both the DWI (impaired to the slightest degree) and DWI (per se) charges.
• Appellee (State of New Mexico): [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether there was sufficient evidence to convict the Defendant of DWI (impaired to the slightest degree).
• Whether there was sufficient evidence to convict the Defendant of DWI (per se).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's affirmance of the Defendant's convictions for DWI and speeding.

Reasons

• Per Timothy L. Garcia, J. (Jonathan B. Sutin, J., and M. Monica Zamora, J., concurring): The Court of Appeals proposed to affirm the district court's decision, agreeing with its analysis that there was sufficient evidence to support a finding of guilt on the charge of DWI (impaired to the slightest degree) and did not need to resolve the sufficiency of the evidence on the charge of DWI (per se) (paras 2-4). The Defendant's memorandum in opposition did not successfully demonstrate any specific errors in fact or law in the Court of Appeals' notice or in the district court's opinion, failing to meet the burden of showing error in the metropolitan court's ruling (paras 3-4).