People v. Cook

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Ellison, J.), rendered July 2, 1980, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of forgery in the second degree, burglary in the third degree and bail jumping in the first degree.

Defendant was employed as a maintenance man at an apartment building in New York City. In delivering the mail in the building, he retained possession of an envelope addressed to a friend which contained a social services check. He forged the indorsement and cashed the check. The police investigating the cashing of the check were delayed in…