Legal Opinion
People v. Levitan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 1980PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
Defendants appeal from an order of the Appellate Division which affirmed their convictions of several counts of forgery in the second degree. The issue presented on this appeal is whether the actions described below, which defendants admittedly engaged in, comprise the crime of forgery in the second degree. We hold that they do not.
Defendant Molly Levitan signed three documents purporting to be deeds transferring title of certain real property in Suffolk County to entities controlled by her codefendants. She signed her own name to each of the deeds, and no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. . UnderhillNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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3Cited by47 opinions
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