Legal Opinion

State v. Caldwell

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided January 28, 2008No. 26,322PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Defendant Lawrence Caldwell challenges his convictions for forgery (issuing or transferring), in violation of NMSA 1978, § 30-16-10(B) (1963) (amended 2006), and fraud over $250, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-16-6 (1987) (amended 2006). On appeal, Defendant claims that his convictions were (1) based on insufficient evidence, (2) violative of Defendant’s protection against double jeopardy, and (3) based on improper jury instructions. We affirm Defendant’s convictions.

BACKGROUND

{2} In January 2004, Benjamin Nieves reported the theft of approximately twenty checks associated…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. State v. RojoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Swafford v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. BarberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. MoraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  4. Glynn v. NM Taxation & Revenue Dept.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. State v. SORRELHORSENew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011

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