Boswell v. State

McCORD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of passing a forged instrument, and his-punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The indictment contained three counts. The first count charged the execution of the instrument by appellant purporting to be the act of one Will John, and was a check drawn on the Amarillo National Bank, payable to the order of appellant for $4.75. The second count charged appellant with knowingly passing as true said check with intent to injure and defraud, knowing the same to be a forged instrument, when he so passed it. The third count charged…