Case ID: ad2d_20/html/0729-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ralph Clark, Appellant.
   Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the former County Court, Queens County, rendered October 30, 1961 after a jury trial, convicting him of forgery in the third degree and imposing sentence upon him as a second felony offender. Judgment affirmed; and all court records are hereby amended to indicate that defendant was convicted only upon the second count (forgery in the third degree). There appear to be several erroneous entries, in the court records, to the effect that defendant was convicted of the two counts contained in the indictment. While there was no formal dismissal of any count, the Trial Judge indicated, on the record, that it was his intent to dismiss the first count (forgery) which was not proven. Only the second count (uttering a forged instrument) was submitted to the jury which found defendant “guilty as charged.” This error did not affect the validity of the judgment (Code Grim. Pro., § 542). The court records should be amended accordingly to show that defendant was convicted only of the second count. Beldock, P. J., Ughetta, Kleinfeld, Hill and Hopkins, JJ., concur.