Richardson v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

Bill Richardson was convicted on six counts of forgery. He was sentenced to serve consecutively six three-year terms in the state reformatory. He appeals. We affirm.

Richardson argues here that the court erred by admitting in evidence a letter which tended to show that he was guilty of crimes other than those charged. It was written by Richardson while he was in jail awaiting trial; was addressed to the party upon whose account the checks were forged ; and stated that he had previously served three years in the penitentiary, manifested his guilt and offered…