People v. McGill

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. McGill

16 A.D.3d 1151, 790 N.Y.S.2d 903, 2005 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2717

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided March 18, 2005·Published

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— Appeal from a judgment of the Genesee County Court (Robert C. Noonan, J.), rendered August 11, 2003. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (two counts).

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25). Contrary to the contention of defendant, the conviction is supported by legally sufficient evidence and the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Colon, 306 AD2d 213, 214 [2003], lv denied 1 NY3d 539 [2003]; People v Washington, 299 AD2d 286, 286-287 [2002], lv denied 100 NY2d 543 [2003]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Finally, the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Pigott, Jr., P.J., Hurlbutt, Gorski, Martoche and Lawton, JJ.

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— Appeal from a judgment of the Genesee County Court (Robert C. Noonan, J.), rendered August 11, 2003. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (two counts).

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25). Contrary to the contention of defendant, the conviction is supported by legally sufficient evidence and the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Colon, 306 AD2d 213, 214 [2003], lv denied 1 NY3d 539 [2003]; People v Washington, 299 AD2d 286, 286-287 [2002], lv denied 100 NY2d 543 [2003]; see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). Finally, the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present — Pigott, Jr., P.J., Hurlbutt, Gorski, Martoche and Lawton, JJ.

People v. McGill, 16 A.D.3d 1151, 790 N.Y.S.2d 903, 2005 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2717 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2005).

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