State v. Dunn
Oregon Supreme Court
Multnomah County: Thomas A. McBride, Judge. Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery under section 1808 of Hill’s Code, and entered a motion in arrest of judgment because the indictment does not state a crime; The motion was overruled, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLord, C. J.
The defendant pleaded guilty to an indictment which charged that he, “on the fifteenth day of December, 1892, in the county of Multnomah, and state ,of Oregon, did wilfully, knowingly, and feloniously utter and publish as true and genuine, to one W. G-. Jenne, a a certain false and forged writing and promissory note, knowing the same to be false and forged, the tenor, purport, and effect whereof is as follows:—
‘“$165. Portland, Or., December 14, 1882.
‘ “Ninety days after date, without grace, we jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of R. H. Dunn one hundred and sixty-five dollars…
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