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          IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

No. A-1-CA-41334

STATE OF NEW MEXICO,

      Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

SERGIO BOLANOS,

      Defendant-Appellant.

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF LUNA COUNTY
Jarod K. Hofacket, District Court Judge

Raúl Torrez, Attorney General
Santa Fe, NM

for Appellee

Bennett J. Baur, Chief Public Defender
Melanie C. McNett, Assistant Appellate Defender
Santa Fe, NM

for Appellant

                                MEMORANDUM OPINION

YOHALEM, Judge.

{1}    Defendant appeals his conviction for battery against a household member. This
Court issued a calendar notice proposing to summarily affirm. Defendant filed a
memorandum in opposition, which we have duly considered. Remaining unpersuaded
by Defendant’s assertion of error, we affirm.

{2}     In the memorandum in opposition, Defendant maintains that there was
insufficient evidence to support his conviction. [MIO 6] In particular, Defendant
continues to assert that the State failed to prove that he touched or grabbed Victim and
that there is “a reasonable dispute” as to whether he touched Victim. [MIO 7] As we
pointed out in our proposed disposition, however, Victim testified that Defendant
grabbed her arm and pushed her against a fence. [CN 3] The testimony of a single
witness constitutes sufficient evidence to uphold a conviction, State v. Roybal, 1992-
NMCA-114, ¶ 9, 115 N.M. 27, 846 P.2d 333, and contrary evidence supporting acquittal
does not provide a basis for reversal because the fact-finder is free to reject a
defendant’s version of the facts, State v. Rojo, 1999-NMSC-001, ¶ 19, 126 N.M. 438,
971 P.2d 829. [CN 3-4] Defendant has therefore failed to assert any new facts, law, or
arguments that persuade this Court that our proposed disposition was erroneous. See
State v. Mondragon, 1988-NMCA-027, ¶ 10, 107 N.M. 21, 759 P.2d 1003 (stating that
“[a] party responding to a summary calendar notice must come forward and specifically
point out errors of law and fact,” and the repetition of earlier arguments does not fulfill
this requirement), superseded by statute on other grounds as stated in State v. Harris,
2013-NMCA-031, ¶ 3, 297 P.3d 374; see also Hennessy v. Duryea, 1998-NMCA-036, ¶
24, 124 N.M. 754, 955 P.2d 683 (“Our courts have repeatedly held that, in summary
calendar cases, the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly
point out errors in fact or law.”).

CONCLUSION

{3}    Accordingly, for the reasons stated in our notice of proposed disposition and
herein, we affirm.

{4}    IT IS SO ORDERED.

JANE B. YOHALEM, Judge

WE CONCUR:

MEGAN P. DUFFY, Judge

SHAMARRA H. HENDERSON, Judge