The People of the State of New York v. Raphael Golb

Summary

The Court affirmed the convictions for nine counts of second‑degree criminal impersonation and all forgery convictions, while vacating the identity‑theft, five impersonation, aggravated harassment, and unauthorized‑computer‑use convictions; it held that reputational injury satisfies the statutory term “injury” for impersonation, that the harassment statute is unconstitutionally vague, and that unauthorized computer use requires lack of permission. Chief Judge Lippman, in a partial dissent, argued the impersonation statute is overbroad and would have dismissed the entire indictment.