Johnson v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for forgery; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for felonies less than capital, life imprisonment, as provided by Art. 63, V.A.P.C.

The instrument set out in the indictment haec verba was of the tenor following:

The State’s proof shows that on June 7, 1961, appellant came into the Gill Grocery store in Wichita Falls, purchased $27.58 worth of groceries and paid for the same by endorsing the check described in the indictment. After receiving $71.17 in change, appellant left but never returned for the groceries.

Solon R. Featherston, upon being called…