People v. Fitzgerald

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of issuing fraudulent checks in violation of section 1292-a of the Penal Law and the crime of grand larceny in the second degree. The indictment, involving 13 cheeks, charged defendant in 13 counts with issuing fraudulent checks and with grand larceny in 10 counts. Eight of these were dismissed during trial. No evidence was presented by the prosecution in two. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in five counts and convicted in eight. Section 1292-a of the Penal Law renders…