People v. Love

Weinstein, J.,

dissents and votes to affirm in the judgment, with the following memorandum: I cannot adhere to the majority’s conclusion that the proof is insufficient, as a matter of law, to sustain the verdict finding defendant guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. In my view, the direct and circumstantial evidence linking defendant to the subject crime was legally sufficient to establish every element of that crime beyond a reasonable doubt. H With respect to the standard of proof necessary for a jury to convict a defendant based upon circumstantial…