Legal Opinion
People v. Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1017The defendant Law Offices of Silverman & Taylor (hereinafter the defendant) was convicted of four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, based upon its filing of retainer statements with the New York State Office of Court Administration that contained false or misleading information. The element of “intent to defraud,” as articulated in the definition of the crime of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree (Penal Law § 175.35) “refers only to a defendant’s state of mind in acting with a conscious aim and objective to defraud” (People v Taylor,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. ChaitinNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. ChaitinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. AdamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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