Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Crismari Pena, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-01-11
Citations: 279 A.D.2d 300
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Crismari Pena, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 300–300

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Crismari Pena, Appellant.
[718 NYS2d 838]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Tonetti, J.), rendered March 2, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of 15 counts of forgery in the second degree and two counts of grand larceny in the third degree, and sentencing her to concurrent terms of 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's evaluation of the handwriting expert's testimony. Defendant's intent to deprive the complainants of their money and her wrongful taking thereof could be reasonably inferred from the evidence. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Nardelli, Williams, Mazzarelli and Saxe, JJ.