State v. Rocha

LANSING, Judge.

Alfredo Lopez Rocha appeals from the district court’s order on intermediate appeal affirming his judgment of conviction for misdemeanor driving under the influence. Rocha contends that the trial evidence was insufficient to support a conviction and, alternatively, that there was prosecutorial misconduct that necessitates a new trial.

I

BACKGROUND

In the early morning hours of September 1, 2012, a Meridian police officer came upon a vehicle parked on the shoulder of a road. The officer observed that Rocha, located in the driver’s position, and his companion seated in the passenger…