State v. Aragon

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} On appeal, Defendant Daniel G. Aragon attempts to have a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction in a de novo bench trial in district court dismissed because the DWI charge and a traffic citation were not joined under the compulsoryjoinderrule, Rule 5-203(A) NMRA. We hold that the compulsory joinder rule does not require joinder in this case, and therefore the district court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss.

BACKGROUND

{2} Defendant was stopped by Officer Adrian Diaz for driving 111 miles per hour in a 55 miles-per-hour zone. During the…