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State v. Caro

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Oct 29, 2020
No. A-1-CA-38451 (N.M. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2020)

Opinion

No. A-1-CA-38451

10-29-2020

STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAUL CARO, Defendant-Appellant.

Hector H. Balderas, Attorney General Santa Fe, NM for Appellee Bennett J. Baur, Chief Public Defender Santa Fe, NM Steven J. Forsberg, Assistant Appellate Defender Albuquerque, NM for Appellant


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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY
Alisa A. Hart, District Judge

Hector H. Balderas, Attorney General
Santa Fe, NM

for Appellee

Bennett J. Baur, Chief Public Defender
Santa Fe, NM
Steven J. Forsberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Albuquerque, NM

for Appellant

MEMORANDUM OPINION

VARGAS, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals from the district court's affirmance of his conviction for driving while under the influence, speeding, and lane violations. In this Court's notice of proposed disposition, we proposed to summarily affirm. Defendant filed a memorandum in opposition (MIO), which we have duly considered. Remaining unpersuaded, we affirm.

{2} In his memorandum in opposition, Defendant continues to contend that his convictions are not supported by sufficient evidence because the only evidence presented that he was in fact the driver of the vehicle was circumstantial. [MIO 1] Defendant's memorandum in opposition does not contest any of the facts relied upon in notice of proposed disposition. [Id.] Additionally, Defendant has not asserted any new facts, law, or argument that persuade us that our notice of proposed disposition was erroneous. See Hennessy v. Duryea, 1998-NMCA-036, ¶ 24, 124 N.M. 754, 955 P.2d 683 ("Our courts have repeatedly held that, in summary calendar cases, the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly point out errors in fact or law."); State v. Mondragon, 1988-NMCA-027, ¶ 10, 107 N.M. 421, 759 P.2d 1003 (stating that a party responding to a summary calendar notice must come forward and specifically point out errors of law and fact, and the repetition of earlier arguments does not fulfill this requirement), superseded by statute on other grounds as stated in State v. Harris, 2013-NMCA-031, ¶ 3, 297 P.3d 374. We therefore refer Defendant to our analysis therein.

{3} Accordingly, for the reasons stated in our notice of proposed disposition and herein, we summarily affirm.

{4} IT IS SO ORDERED.

JULIE J. VARGAS, Judge

WE CONCUR:

JENNIFER L. ATTREP, Judge

JACQUELINE R. MEDINA, Judge


Summaries of

State v. Caro

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Oct 29, 2020
No. A-1-CA-38451 (N.M. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2020)
Case details for

State v. Caro

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAUL CARO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

Date published: Oct 29, 2020

Citations

No. A-1-CA-38451 (N.M. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2020)