Roberts v. State

BONEY, Justice.

Appellant brought this appeal after being convicted of the crimes of forgery and passing a forged check.

Appellant claims on appeal that the court erred in admitting into evidence certain handwriting samples obtained from him while he was in jail awaiting trial. He maintains that this evidence was obtained in violation of his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and in violation of his constitutional right to counsel. He also contends that the samples were inadmissible because they were obtained from him by coercion.

The appellant was indicted on November 8, 1967,…