State v. Baldwin
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Chief Judge.
{1} The opinion heretofore filed in this case is withdrawn and the following substituted therefor.
{2} This appeal examines the evidence required to sustain a conviction under the so-called per se section of the driving while under the influence (DWI) statute, NMSA 1978, § 66-8-102(0) (1999). We hold that a blood or breath alcohol test administered over two hours after the time of driving, and yielding only marginal results, must be corroborated by additional evidence to support a jury verdict. That corroborative evidence may take various forms which we do not…
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