STATE v. BULLCOMING

No. 31,186.

226 P.3d 1 (2010)

2010-NMSC-007

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Donald BULLCOMING, Defendant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

February 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh W. Dangler, Chief Public Defender, Susan Roth, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Ann M. Harvey, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

Elizabeth A. Trickey, Santa Fe, NM, for Amicus Curiae, New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division.


OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} Defendant, Donald Bullcoming, appeals his conviction of aggravated DWI, a fourth-degree felony, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-102 (2005, prior to amendments through 2008). Of the three issues that Defendant raises, the main question presented in this appeal is whether a laboratory report of Defendant's blood draw results is testimonial evidence subject to the Confrontation Clause. We first addressed this issue...

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