Legal Opinion
State v. Lopez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1969No. 332PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPIESS, Chief Judge.
The defendant, Richard Lee Lopez, was charged with the. crime of attempting to commit a felony (§ 40A-28-1, N.M.S.A. 1953). The indictment consists of two counts, each charging a separate attempt to commit the crime of forgery (§ 40A-16-9, N.M.S.A.1953).
Following trial to a jury defendant was convicted on both counts and has appealed. The conviction is challenged on the sole ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdicts.
An attempt to commit a felony is an act done with intent to commit such crime but which fails of completion. To constitute such…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
- State v. TapiaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1968
- State v. BeremanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954
- Avila v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- People v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Clark v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. TrejoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. GreenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. RuffinsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. VallejosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
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