Legal Opinion

Ford v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 25, 2011No. S-11-0021PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Justice.

[¶1] Appellant, Myra Jean Ford (Ford), was convicted of seven counts of forgery. In this appeal Ford contends that the district court abused its discretion when it denied her motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the State's presentation of evidence. Ford maintains that the evidence the State produced was not sufficient to prove any of the fundamental elements of the crime of forgery. We will reverse and remand with directions that the information be dismissed with prejudice.

ISSUE

[¶2] Ford raises this issue:

Did the trial court abuse its discretion by denying Myra…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Nobles v. MarcusTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Cloman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Russell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Grable v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Greathouse v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Robert Olaf Anderson v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Carrie Anne Bezold v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2021
  3. State v. LeongNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2017
  4. Ford v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State v. LeongNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2017

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