In People v. Dales (309 N.Y. 97 [1955]), the defendant was charged and convicted of uttering a forged instrument with intent to defraud. The court permitted the admission of uncharged crimes, the introduction of three documents that had either "a spurious signature or a fictitious vehicle described as collateral" (at 100) which had also been delivered to the bank by the defendant. The defendant argued that this evidence should not have been admitted because his defense in the case was that he had the authority to sign the person's name that he was accused of forging. The Dales court found that, in the case before it, intent was not easily inferred; thus, the uncharged crime evidence was admissible. (Dales, supra at 101.)