Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and attempted petit larceny based upon his attempt to purchase merchandise from a Century 21 department store using a forged gift card. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes,
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