State v. Adams

VANZI, Judge.

{1} This interlocutory appeal arises from the district court's order excluding the results of Defendant Brian Adams' blood test on the basis that the individual who drew his blood was not authorized to do so under the Implied Consent Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 66-8-105 to -112 (1978, as amended through 2015). On appeal, the State contends that the district court abused its discretion in excluding the blood test results because the person who drew the blood was an emergency medical technician (EMT) whose additional training and experience qualified her to draw blood. We first hold that…