Ex Parte Edwards

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The relator is under conviction for the offense of passing a forged instrument. The evidence was circumstantial. He made application' for a suspended sentence in due form which apparently was not submitted to the jury. However, the jury considered it and acted upon it as is demonstrated by their verdict shown in the judgment of the court as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant, Lawrence Edwards, guilty as charged in the second count of the indictment with a recommendation of two years suspended sentence. W. E. Huffaker, Foreman.”

The position assumed by the…