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State v. Whitaker

Citations

  • 797 P.2d 275
  • 110 N.M. 486

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  • “[a] reasonably foreseeable consequence of defendant’s taking money from the county was that the county would need to conduct a thorough audit to be sure it had uncovered all the defendant’s defalcations”
  • defendant’s attempt to escape punishment by blaming another person for crime is evidence of bad character and “probative of defendant’s prospects for rehabilitation”

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Judges: Hartz, Bivins, Minzner

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