Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense

N.Y. Penal Law § 170.35, under Forgery and Related Offenses.

N.Y. Penal Law § 170.35

§ 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.