State v. Adams

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that an emergency department technician who is a licensed EMT, employed by a hospital or physician and trained in blood draws qualifies as a “laboratory technician” under NMSA 66-8-103, and therefore the district court erred in suppressing the defendant’s blood test results. The Court clarified the statutory construction and found the district court abused its discretion in excluding the evidence.