People v. Milligan

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the crime inhibited by section 476 of the Penal Code, which makes punishable the fraudulent act of making, passing, uttering, or publishing a fictitious bill, note, or check.

More particularly the information herein charged in substance that at a designated time and place defendant did wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously utter, publish, and have in his possession a certain false and fictitious promissory note which he attempted to pass as true and genuine.

The first point urged by appellant as a reason for reversal of the judgment is that,…