Gentry v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Groves.

The plaintiff in error, referred to herein as the defendant, was convicted of forgery under C.R.S. ’53, 40-6-1. The forgery was of the name of Patrick Quinn, the purported maker of a check. The check was made payable to the defendant, who endorsed and cashed it at a store on December 11, 1962. The check was dated December 11, 1963, a fact not noticed by store personnel until after the defendant left the premises. The instrument bore the notation “Paid for 53 Buick” and, at the time the defendant passed it, he indicated that he had received it for an automobile…