People v. Adams

Opinion

ZENOVICH, Acting P. J.

Robert Adams appeals from a judgment of conviction entered following a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of forgery (Pen. Code, § 470). We reverse.

Facts

In early December 1981, Dale Hannah let his stepson, Robert Adams, and an acquaintance, Steve Wilson, use his truck to run an errand. Adams and Wilson had been working for Hannah at the time. Later that month, Hannah discovered that some checks had been taken from a checkbook he kept in the truck, and two of these checks were cashed by Robert Adams at a nearby store.

Steve Wilson was the state’s primary…