People v. McGlade

The defendant was convicted of forgery, and appeals from the judgment, from an order denying, his motion for a new trial, and from an order denying his motion in arrest of judgment.

Appellant contends for a reversal on several grounds, but, in our opinion, no one of them is tenable. The main point relied on is the insufficiency of the indictment. Appellant is charged with forging and uttering “a certain instrument in writing, to wit, a certain demand on the treasury of the city and county of San Francisco aforesaid; and said instrument in writing, to wit, said demand on the treasury of said…