Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1978No. 3443, 3448PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Defendants were convicted of burglary and larceny under $100. No sentence was imposed for the larceny convictions; the appeals are from the burglary convictions. See State v. Morris, 69 N.M. 89, 364 P.2d 348 (1961). Defendants were tried jointly, but took separate appeals which are hereby consolidated. The issues involve: (1) unauthorized entry, (2) surrebuttal evidence, and (3) identification of Ortiz.
Unauthorized Entry
The victim and her husband operate several businesses in Tucumeari. They keep coins in their home so that change will be available to the businesses…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. KeysOregon Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. MorrisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. SelfNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- State v. DeatonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- Johnston v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Templeton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- State v. GilletteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
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