Legal Opinion

People v. Maestas

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 10, 1985No. 83CA1060PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN CISE, Judge.

Claiming that the trial court improperly restricted her voir dire examination, erred in admitting evidence of a similar transaction, and imposed an excessive sentence, and that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions, defendant, Margaret Maestas, appeals her conviction of four counts of second degree forgery and two counts of theft. We affirm.

The forgery charges in this ease arose out of four 1981 state income tax filings in the names of four persons with the surname “Garcia,” “Michaela,” “Monique,” “Rosa,” and “Mary,” all listed as having the same post office…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. BennettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  2. People v. HoneySupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  3. People v. BothamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. People v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  5. People v. SaizColorado Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. PowellColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. WilsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. People v. ShipmanColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. TivisColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. People v. WilliamsColorado Court of Appeals · 2016

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