Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph A. Demarco, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-11-08
Citations: 167 A.D.2d 640
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph A. Demarco, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 167
Pages: 640–640

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph A. Demarco, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered October 20, 1989, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted forgery in the second degree.
We reject defendant's contention that his prosecution for forgery was barred by the double jeopardy provisions of CPL 40.10 and 40.40. Although the two crimes (burglary and forgery) could be said to have arisen out of one criminal transaction (CPL 40.10 [2]), they were comprised of substantially different elements and were still separate crimes (see, CPL 40.20 [2] [a]; People v Hopkins, 95 AD2d 870). Additionally, the People established that at the time of the previous prosecution for burglary, they did not possess legally sufficient evidence to support a conviction for forgery against defendant (CPL 40.40 [2]; see. People v Lindsly, 99 AD2d 99). Therefore, separate prosecutions were permissible and County Court's refusal to dismiss the forgery indictment was proper.
Judgment affirmed. Kane, J. P., Casey, Mikoll, Yesawich, Jr., and Mercure, JJ., concur.