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People v. Mattocks

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 16, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Nardelli, J.

The primary issue raised on this appeal is whether a New *303York City transit MetroCard, which had been altered so that it could be used to enter the subway system when it contained a zero balance, satisfies the statutory definition of a forged instrument as set forth in Penal Law § 170.00.

Defendant Jonathan Mattocks, by New York County indictment No. 5481/05, filed on October 26, 2005, was charged with 14 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. Defendant subsequently filed an omnibus motion in which he sought to suppress all of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. MendozaNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. People v. BurtonNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. People v. DuffyNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. People v. LongNew York Court of Appeals · 2007

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. MattocksNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. People v. McFarlaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. People v. DingleCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2008
  5. People v. GrantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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