People v. Roberts

Hancock, Jr., J. P., and Pine, J. (dissenting).

We respectfully dissent. During the plea colloquy defendant made admissions from which it can be readily inferred that he knew the instrument was forged (see, People v Price, 105 AD2d 557, 558; People v Furr, 92 AD2d 1031, 1032). We note that the first name of the doctor under whose name the prescription was uttered was misspelled and that defendant conceded that the prescription was not made out for the person from whom he obtained it. In our opinion, under all of the circumstances, there was a sufficient showing of guilty knowledge (see, People…