Legal Opinion
State v. Ruffins
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1990No. 18587PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
The court of appeals certified this matter to us, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14(0) (Repl.Pamp.1981), to clarify the elements required to prove a completed forgery. We determine: (1) whether the crime of forgery requires physical delivery, the passage of interests to a holder, or delivery and the passing of interests to a holder; (2) if physical delivery is sufficient, whether the delivery must be accepted; and (3) if delivery is not sufficient, whether the common law crime of uttering is included in NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-10(B) (Repl.Pamp.1984). We conclude…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- Security Escrow Corp. v. State of Taxation & Revenue DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- United States v. Charles E. MayberryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Public Service Co. v. New Mexico Public Service CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Wolford v. LasaterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Levario v. Ysidro Villareal Labor AgencyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. WassonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. OrgainNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- State v. VallejosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
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