People v. Gathers

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Turner, Jr., J.), rendered August 28, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (two counts) and grand larceny in the fourth degree (two counts).

Defendant’s conviction stemmed from the theft of a wallet owned by Timothy Barnett and defendant’s subsequent use of the credit cards contained therein. Barnett’s wallet was stolen from his coat on November 20, 1986 sometime between 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. at his workplace for the Department of Transportation…