Legal Opinion
People v. Sierra
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weiss, J. P.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered June 29, 1989, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
Defendant was convicted of possessing, with the intent to defraud another, a forged Social Security disability check payable to Robert Butler in the amount of $571. The check had been taken from Butler’s mailbox and subsequently cashed in a supermarket. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty and was sentenced as a predicate felon to 3 Vi to 7 years in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. SatterfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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