Legal Opinion
State v. Cowley
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 1, 1968No. 82PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPIESS, Chief Judge.
Defendant, Leon Cowley, was convicted-on three counts of the crime of' forgery.He has appealed. The presence of the requisite intent to injure or defraud is not an issue on appeal. He contends in substance (1) that the facts upon which the verdicts were based do not constitute the crime of forgery; (2) that if any offense was committed, conviction should have been for the misdemeanor “misuse of credit cards”, § 40-21-52, N.M.S.A., 1953; (3) that the statute, § 40A-16-9, N.M.S.A., 1953, under which defendant was charged and convicted is unconstitutional on the ground…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Buck v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Nix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- People v. NessethCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Girdley v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- State v. CordraySupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. WassonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. NguyenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. CarbajalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. CearleyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. ScottNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
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