People v. Allen

Cardona, P J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered August 13, 2004, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and petit larceny.

On November 5, 2003, Fannie Burns contacted the police and postal inspector to report that her paycheck had been stolen *826from her mailbox at 82 North Allen Street in the City of Albany. After an investigation, it was determined that Burns’s paycheck had been negotiated at a Charter One Bank branch and defendant’s signature and account number from…