Legal Opinion
State v. Valdez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 2012No. 33,871; Docket 31,164PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLO, Chief Judge.
{1} The issue in this case is one of first impression: Does the language of NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-102(N) (2010), mandating installation of an ignition interlock on vehicles driven by persons convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI), violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States and New Mexico Constitutions as applied to DWI offenders whose impairment is caused not by alcohol but by drugs? We conclude that it does not, and we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
{2} UnderNew Mexico law, it is unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle if that person is under the…
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