PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 171

17 N.Y.3d 486 (2011)

2011 NY Slip Op 7257

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ISIDRO RODRIGUEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided October 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York City ( Evert J. Christensen, Jr. , Seth Goodchild and Robert V. Spake, Jr. , of counsel), and Office of the Appellate Defender.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Deborah L. Morse and Gina Mignola of counsel), for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge LIPPMAN.

The question before the Court is whether the evidence in this case was legally sufficient to convict the defendant of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. We hold that it was.

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