Legal Opinion
State v. Cofer
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 2011No. 29,717; 33,096PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANZI, Judge.
{1} Defendant Bryan Cofer appeals his conviction for shoplifting merchandise worth over $500, a fourth-degree felony, in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-20(B)(3) (2006). On appeal, we address his arguments that (1) the district court abused its discretion in admitting improper hearsay evidence by allowing the State’s only witness to testify to statements from a report that was not admitted into evidence, and (2) the State failed to present sufficient evidence that the market value of the merchandise was over $500. We reverse Defendant’s conviction because the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Lauder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
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- Ingles Markets, Inc. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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