State v. Stahosky

OPINION

HOOTEN, Judge.

Appellant challenges her conviction for aggravated forgery on the basis that she did not act with “intent to defraud” within the meaning of Minn.Stat. § 609.625, subd. 1. Appellant claims that by misidentifying herself and signing her sister’s name to a continuance for dismissal agreement and payment plan in order to resolve a speeding ticket, she did not intend to deprive or harm the property rights of another, but merely intended to avoid prosecution for the gross misdemeanor charge of driving with a license cancelled as inimical to public safety. Because one may act…