State v. Neger
Annotate this CaseRespondent recorded a deed he had altered. At a bench trial, Respondent was convicted of counterfeiting pursuant to Md. Code Ann. Crim. Law 8-601. The court of special appeals reversed based on its conclusion that the evidence was insufficient to show an intent to defraud another. The Court of Appeals reversed and reinstated Respondent's conviction, holding (1) the trial's finding that Respondent had committed a fraud on the system of recordation satisfied the specific intent element of section 8-601 that a defendant have acted with the "intent to defraud another" because the fact that Respondent acted with the intent to defraud the system of deed recordation inherently reflected the intent to defraud anyone who would later seek to rely on the accuracy of the deed; and (2) Respondent did not act in good faith.
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