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STATE v. CRUZ

No. 32,130.

263 P.3d 890 (2011)

2011-NMSC-038

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Debbie CRUZ, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

September 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Ann M. Harvey , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Jacqueline L. Cooper , Acting Chief Public Defender, Carlos Ruiz de la Torre , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} Defendant was convicted of issuing payroll checks with insufficient funds to cover them. Because the worthless checks were issued a week after the last day of the pay period, the Court of Appeals reversed the convictions, relying on previous opinions of our respective courts to conclude that the Worthless Check Act ("the modern Act"), NMSA 1978, §§ 30-36-1 to -10 (1963, as amended through 1984),...

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