People v. Dallas

I agree with the majority’s discussion and rejection of defendant’s double jeopardy claims. I write separately because I do not agree with the majority’s discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence to establish an essential element of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25), namely the requirement that a forged instrument be possessed “with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another” (id.).

As the People correctly maintain, they were not required to prove that defendant had the intent to defraud any particular person or entity (see People v…