Penal Law § 170.35 · Article 170. Forgery and Related Offenses
Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense
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§ 170.35 Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense.
In any prosecution for criminal possession of a forged instrument, it is no defense that the defendant forged or participated in the forgery of the instrument in issue; provided that a person may not be convicted of both criminal possession of a forged instrument and forgery with respect to the same instrument.
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