State v. Smith

McFarland, Justice:

This is an appeal from the conviction and sentence of LeRoy Smith, hereinafter referred to as defendant, for the crime of passing a forged check in violation of A.R. S. § 13-421. Defendant was sentenced to a term of not less than ten nor more than eleven years in the Arizona state prison. From the conviction and sentence defendant appeals.

On the afternoon of March 24, 1964, defendant pulled into the Mexico Way Texaco station, located on the Nogales Highway going south out of the City of Tucson. Defendant asked that his pickup truck be filled with gasoline. He stated that he…