CITY OF AZTEC v. Gurule

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} This case permits us to reconsider a long-standing procedural requirement that has lost its usefulness in the twenty-first century. We hold that municipal ordinances are properly considered law, and thus need no longer be proven as facts necessary for a prima facie case, and we apply this rule to affirm Anthony Gurule’s (“Defendant”) conviction of aggravated driving while intoxicated (“DWI”), contrary to the City Code of Aztec, New Mexico. Aztec, N.M., City Code § 24-21.1 (2007) (“Except as otherwise provided in this article, the following sections of the New Mexico…