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THE PEOPLE, ETC., appellant, v. KATIE KENNINGTON, respondent.

ORDERED that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, that branch of the motion which was to vacate so much of the judgment as convicted the defendant of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and imposed sentence on that conviction is denied, and that portion of the judgment is reinstated.

The defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered a plea of guilty to the crimes charged, including count two of the indictment, which accused her of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. Consequently, the defendant waived all non-jurisdictional challenges to the indictment (see, People v. Iannone, 45 N.Y.2d 589, 600). Contrary to the defendant's contention, the second count of the indictment, which incorporated the forgery statute by reference, was not jurisdictionally defective (see, People v. Cohen, 52 N.Y.2d 584; People v. Chappelle, 250 A.D.2d 878). Moreover, any issue concerning the proper interpretation or application of the statute was forfeited by the plea of guilty (see, People v. Levin, 57 N.Y.2d 1008; People v. Salvato, 111 A.D.2d 773).

In any event, the defendant can not prevail on the merits. Contrary to her contention, her conviction does not fall within the holding in People v. Asaro ( 94 N.Y.2d 792). Unlike the defendant in Asaro, who possessed an authentic driver's license that contained false information, the defendant in this case admitted that she possessed a driver's license that was falsely altered (see, Penal Law § 170.00, § 170.10, and § 170.25]).

O'BRIEN, J.P., ALTMAN, LUCIANO and ADAMS, JJ., concur.

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PEOPLE v. KENNINGTON
(May 29, 2001)