State v. Vaughn
114 P.3D 354, 137 N.M. 674, 2005-NMCA-076, 2005.NM.0000067
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{1} Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs on three grounds: (1) the trial court acquitted him of aggravated DWI during the proceedings and therefore violated double jeopardy protections when it found him guilty later on in the same proceedings; (2) the trial court incorrectly interpreted the applicable statutory provisions on refusal to submit to testing by holding that Defendant refused to comply even though he had provided one breath sample; and (3) it is fundamentally unfair and a violation of substantive due process to admit a breath sample into evidence while also finding Defendant guilty of refusing to provide a breath sample. For the reasons that follow, we are not persuaded by Defendants first two arguments. We do not reach Defendants due process argument because it is insufficiently developed. We therefore affirm Defendants conviction.