White v. Territory of Washington
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, King County. Indictment for forgery against William M. White, verdict of guilty, and defendant- sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. In an indictment for forgery, or for uttering a forged instrument, the instrument must be set forth exactly as it is, and proved exactly as set forth. Whart. Crim. PI. and Pr., § 167; Brown v. People, 1 Am. Or. Eep. 229; Lut-trell v. State, 4 Am.
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Appeal from District Court, King County. Indictment for forgery against William M. White, verdict of guilty, and defendant- sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. In an indictment for forgery, or for uttering a forged instrument, the instrument must be set forth exactly as it is, and proved exactly as set forth. Whart. Crim. PI. and Pr., § 167; Brown v. People, 1 Am. Or. Eep. 229; Lut-trell v. State, 4 Am. State Eep. 764; State v. Street, 1 Am. Dec. 589. The draft introduced in evidence contained important matters not shown…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hott, J.
Defendant was convicted of the crime of forgery in the district court for the Third judicial district, holding terms at Seattle. Numerous exceptions were taken to the ruling of the court during the progress of the cause, *282and errors thereon have been duly- assigned, and the case brought here for review. Nearly all of the errors assigned have been relied upon here as cause for reversal, and have been argued by counsel with great diligence and ability. We do not, however, feel called upon to discuss the questions arising upon each of said alleged…
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