Legal Opinion
State v. Tixier
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1976No. 2442PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Defendant appeals his burglary conviction claiming: (1) non-expert opinion testimony was improperly admitted, (2) insufficiency of the evidence of intent, and (3) insufficiency of the evidence of entry.
Non-Expert Opinion Testimony
The premises involved was an auto store. The store had a burglary alarm system. The acting manager testified that the system was activated by something crossing a beam of light. Defendant claims the acting manager was not qualified to give this testimony because of a lack of evidence that the acting manager had any particular expertise or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. McAfeeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. LibertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- People v. WaltersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- State v. FosterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. Office of the Public Defender Ex Rel. MuqqddinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
- State v. JacobsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. ReynoldsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. LunaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. HoltNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
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