STATE v. CARBAJAL

No. 20,479.

24 P.3d 316 (2001)

130 N.M. 284

2001-NMCA-015

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Victor CARBAJAL, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted April 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Max Shepherd, Ass't Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender, Will O'Connell, Ass't Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.


Certiorari Granted, No. 26,829 April 12, 2001.

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

{1} This case provides us with yet another opportunity to apply the seemingly technical rules governing theft-like offenses. At issue are two questions: (1) whether writing one's true name in the payee line of a lost traveler's check can be forgery and (2) whether possessing another lost check at the same time can amount to receiving stolen property. We hold that the charge...

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