ALBANY — The state’s Court of Appeals on Thursday heard oral arguments in a pair of cases concerning what evidence is necessary to establish identity theft.

The Appellate Division, First Department in 2016 reversed an identity theft conviction against Kerri Roberts for insufficient evidence. Roberts was arrested after he attempted to use a forged credit card in 2011. The card Roberts used had a valid account number but bore a fictitious name, Craig Jonathan. Roberts also had a forged driver’s license with his photo and Jonathan’s name.