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California Appeal Results in Vacated Forgery Convictions

By Walin & Klarich

New California Appeals Court Ruling Underscores The Need For An Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney in Forgery Cases A recent California Court of Appeals decision held that multiple forged signatures on a single document constitute only one count of forgery in California. In the matter of People v. Kenefick 2009 DJDAR 731, the Defendant was sentenced at trial to over 16 years in prison after she allegedly stole $890,000 from six victims, while purporting to run an investment company. Defendant was convicted by jury of 18 counts of theft, burglary, selling securities by false statement, and forgery. On appeal, Defendant argued that two of the forgery counts should be vacated, and the sentence on those counts stayed. Defendant, through her California appeals attorney, argued that she could not be punished separately for forgery because the forgeries were part and parcel of the theft...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).