People v. Brown

Following a preliminary hearing, the trial court dismissed second degree forgery 1 and criminal impersonation 2 counts which had been filed against the defendant. The People appeal. We reverse.

Thirteen numbered five-dollar gift certificates were stolen from a Colorado Springs Safeway store during a robbery. The next day, the defendant allegedly used the same thirteen five-dollar gift certificates at a Jefferson County Safeway store to purchase merchandise and groceries.

The gift certificates had blank spaces labeled “For” and “From” which had not been filled in. The Jefferson County store…