Hinson v. State

BROOKS, JirnfiE.

Appellant was convicted as an accomplice to passing a forged instrument, and his punishment assessed at three years confinement in the penitentiary.

Bill of exceptions Ho. 1 shows that appellant was charged by indictment with having advised and encouraged one J. W. Bullard on the 29th day of June, 1906, to pass a certain note on B. P. Edrington for $126. The State placed said Edrington on the witness stand, and proved that Bullard passed the note described in the indictment for which he paid him the money. Thereupon the State placed said Bullard on the stand and proved by him…