Opinion ID: 2632203
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Additional Claims of Error.

Text: {47} Defendant raises two claims of error under State v. Franklin, 78 N.M. 127, 129, 428 P.2d 982, 984 (1967) (advising appellate counsel to advance a defendant's arguments even if their merits are questionable) and State v. Boyer, 103 N.M. 655, 659, 712 P.2d 1, 5 (Ct.App.1985) (recognizing that an attorney should present a client's contentions even if counsel has no faith in them). The first claim is that the police officers who conducted the investigation of the crimes lacked jurisdiction. In the second claim he contends that he was improperly convicted under New Mexico law of being a felon in possession of a firearm. We have considered Defendant's arguments on both issues, but they are without merit and we do not discuss them.