Legal Opinion

State v. Stallings

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided August 26, 1986No. 8990PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

Convicted of five counts of forgery, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-10 (Repl.Pamp.1984), defendant appeals. He raises two issues: (1) whether the trial court’s questions deprived him of a fair and impartial trial, and (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the convictions. We affirm.

Background

At trial, the state sought to prove that defendant cashed five checks knowing they were forged. See § 30-16-10(B). The five checks were drawn on an Altus, Oklahoma, bank account in the name of Randy Thacker. Defendant cashed the checks at the Thrifty Market in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. MartinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Vigil v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  3. State v. CaputoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. State v. CrumpNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. RuizNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Ricky G. Stallings v. Robert J. Tansy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  3. State v. PaizNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. State v. AnciraNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2022
  5. State v. GallegosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016

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