Legal Opinion
State v. Wasson
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1998No. 18646PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ARMIJO, Judge.
{1} The State appeals the district court’s order dismissing three counts of forgery arising from allegations that Defendant signed his brother’s name to a set of traffic citations issued by a sheriffs deputy. Because we determine that these allegations fall within the forgery statute, NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-10(A) (1963), we reverse the district court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
{2} On February 28, 1997, a San Juan County sheriffs deputy stopped a vehicle driven by Defendant. According to the sheriffs deputy,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- State v. OgdenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. FoulenfontNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. FranksNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- State v. Ibn Omar-MuhammadNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. PisioNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. CleveNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. VargasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2008
- State v. CaldwellNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. DurantNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. RichardsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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