Legal Opinion
People v. Harris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 10, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion, in the interest of justice, and a new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. In submitting the knowledge element of the crime to the jury, the court charged that "generally possession alone suffices to permit the inference that the possessor knows what he possesses, especially but not exclusively, if it is in his hand or on his person. In other words, the law says that possession of a forged instrument if you find it was forged is…
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