People v. Stevens

STERNBERG, Judge.

The defendant, Betty Jane Stevens, appeals a judgment entered on a verdict finding her guilty of second degree forgery. We reverse.

During August and September of 1978, six checks were forged on a bank account of an individual who had lost his checkbook. Each was made payable to and cashed at a Fort Collins grocery store. The first four were cashed without difficulty, but when they were returned to the store the account was placed on the store’s bad check list. A fifth check was cashed on September 19, when the clerk neglected to compare it with the bad check list. On…