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PEOPLE v. LEVITAN

49 N.Y.2d 87 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Molly Levitan, Elsie Rutkowski, Also Known as Elsie Rutkowsky, and David Rutkowski, Also Known as David Rutkowsky, Appellants. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Molly Levitan, David Rutkowski, Also Known as David Rutkowsky, and Laurell Associates, Inc., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Spitznagel for appellants.

Patrick Henry, District Attorney (Vincent A. Malito of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

GABRIELLI, J.

Defendants appeal from an order of the Appellate Division which affirmed their convictions of several counts of forgery in the second degree. The issue presented on this appeal is whether the actions described below, which defendants admittedly engaged in, comprise the crime of forgery in the second degree. We hold that they do not.

Defendant Molly Levitan signed three documents purporting...

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