People v. Latour

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Warren County (Austin, J.), rendered September 12, 2001, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of forgery in the second degree (four counts) and offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree (two counts).

Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of multiple counts of forgery and offering a false instrument for filing based upon evidence that he used the name, birth certificate and pedigree information of a deceased child, Edward J. Sweeney, in applying for and obtaining a passport, driver’s license, Social…