People v. Torres

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (West, J.), rendered January 23, 1991, convicting him of forgery in the second degree (seven counts), criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (seven counts), petit larceny (five counts), attempted grand larceny in the fourth degree, and grand larceny in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

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