Orman v. State

Charles L. Orman’s appeal from a conviction of uttering a forged instrument1 presents two issues for review:

1. Is the evidence sufficient to prove venue of the offense?

2. Did the trial court err in refusing to give Orman’s tendered instruction ?

We affirm.

The facts of this case, viewed most favorably to the State, are as follows:

On May 20, 1974, Orman went to the Ranch Supermarket in Crawfordsville, Indiana and successfully presented a check *533drawn on the account of Edward Servies payable to Orman in the amount of $248.51. The check was a forgery written earlier that day by Dorothy Hallett,…