Defendant applied for food stamp benefits under his own name and two names that he had assumed. He was properly convicted of forgery in the second degree because, although there is no evidence that the two assumed names were names of actual persons distinct from him, defendant's use of the assumed names to file three separate applications was "accompanied by a fraudulent design" to gain three times the benefits to which he was entitled (People v Briggins,
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PEOPLE v. PETTUS
20 A.D.3d 369 (2005)
799 N.Y.S.2d 53
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES PETTUS, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 28, 2005.
July 28, 2005.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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