The People v. Fernando Maldonado

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of grand larceny in the first degree (Penal Law § 155.42); attempted grand larceny in the first degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 155.42); and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25).

Defendant appealed, arguing, among other things, that the evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction on each count and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The Appellate Division…