People v. Sheikh

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Otsego County (Nydam, J.), rendered May 9, 1994, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree.

A Grand Jury returned an indictment charging defendant with a single count of forgery in the second degree committed on or about January 2, 1993, at which time defendant issued herself a $1,033.50 check on the office account of her employer, Jorge Smud. At trial, defendant acknowledged issuing the check by affixing a facsimile of Smud’s signature with an office signature stamp and depositing the money, which she stated…