People v. Lanners

Jerome R. Banners, defendant, was convicted under five separate indictments charging him with Forgery (Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 38, § 17-3), all consolidated in this appeal. The facts constituting the offenses were stipulated.

On each occasion, defendant prepared and cashed checks knowing they would not be paid by the depository. In one instance the check was made payable to an existing person, other than defendant, but the drawer and drawee were fictitious. The remaining checks were made payable “to Jerome Banners” but signed with fictitious names as drawers.

Defendant’s motion to dismiss each…