State v. Wyman

OPINION

WOOD, Judge.

Convicted of criminal penetration, § 30-9-ll(C), N.M.S.A. 1978, and burglary, § 30-16-3(A), N.M.S.A. 1978, defendant appeals. Defendant testified. The trial court permitted the prosecutor to cross-examine defendant concerning specific instances of misconduct committed when defendant was a child. See § 32-l-3(A), N.M.S.A. 1978. We (1) discuss the relation of Evidence Rules 608 and 609; and (2) answer other contentions summarily.

Defendant answered “no” when asked:(a) if he committed embezzlement in Alamogordo on August 6, 1977; and(b) if he committed school burglary in…