Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 2008No. 26,270PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} In this opinion, we hold that the act of signing an intake fingerprint card with an assumed name when being booked into jail constitutes forgery under the New Mexico forgery statute, NMSA 1978, § 30-16-10(A) (1963). Defendant was convicted of forgery for signing his cousin’s name to a Farming-ton jail fingerprint card. He challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss, contending that the fingerprint card is not a document with “legal efficacy” as contemplated by the New Mexico forgery statute. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
{2} The facts that give rise to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. WassonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. KirkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Reid v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. ScottNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008