People v. Modjeska

In April 1987, defendant, an attorney, was charged in a 25-count indictment with the following crimes: forgery in the second degree (four counts), criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (three counts), grand larceny in the second degree (four counts), grand larceny in the third degree (two counts), grand larceny in the fourth degree, petit larceny (five counts), perjury in the first degree, issuing a bad check (three counts) and scheme to defraud in the first degree (two counts). These charges arose in connection with defendant’s law practice and all of the victims…