People v. Vasquez

Opinion by

Judge CARPARELLLI

Defendant, Jimmy J. Vasquez, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of class 4 felony theft and class 5 felony forgery. We affirm.

I. Background

On August 6, 2002, the victim placed a check in her residential mailbox for mail pickup. The check was made payable to Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in the amount of $499.97. A few days later, the victim became suspicious about discrepancies in her mail service and contacted her credit union. An employee of the credit union informed her that the check had cleared in the amount…