People v. Coleman

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered April 24, 1978, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty to the crime of forgery in the second degree and sentencing him, as a predicate offender, to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a maximum of seven years and a minimum of three and one-half years. As a result of an incident in a bank in the City of Albany on January 4, 1978, wherein defendant attempted to open a savings account by presenting a New York State Teachers’ Retirement System check payable to one Vernon Buck in the amount of $16,050 and also…