In re Collins

Habeas corpus. The complainant is now confined in the state prison under a judgment of conviction rendered by the district court of Silver Bow county, upon the verdict of a jury finding him guilty of the crime of passing a fictitious check with intent to defraud one Julia Morello. The verdict recites: “We, the *216jury in the above-entitled action, find the defendant, C. J. Collins, guilty of the crime of passing a fictitious cheek, and fix his punishment at not less than two (2) nor more than (2) years in the state prison.” The judgment was rendered in conformity therewith. The complainant seeks…