STATE v. LANCASTER

No. 13820.

859 P.2d 1068 (1993)

116 N.M. 41

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert LANCASTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sammy J. Quintana, Chief Public Defender and Bruce Rogoff, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen. and Katherine Zinn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions for eight counts of forgery and one count of conspiracy. Although he raises thirteen separate issues, we find Defendant's claim of denial of the right of confrontation dispositive, and reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

During June 1990, Michael Hartgraves discovered a number of blank checks missing from his office. The missing checks bore the number of the...

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