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10.2-9 Credit Card Forgery -- § 53a-128c (g)
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count __] with credit card forgery. The statute defining this offense imposes punishment on
any person other than the cardholder or any person authorized by (him/her) who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, or a person providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, signs a credit card.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Signed credit card
The first element is that the
defendant signed a credit card, and was not the cardholder or anyone authorized
by the cardholder. "Credit
card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, as a
credit plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an issuer for
the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of
value on credit.
Element 2 - Intent to defraud
The second element is that the
defendant intended to defraud the issuer, a participating party, or a person
providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other
person. <See
Intent to Defraud, Instruction 2.3-6.>
Conclusion
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) signed a credit card, and 2) intended to defraud a purported issuer, a participating party, or a person providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value, or any other person.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of credit
card forgery, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if
you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.