D. B. v. State

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment that the appellant was a child engaged in delinquent conduct. The conduct alleged to be delinquent was the forging of a check.

On July 8,1976, D. B. (appellant) presented a check at Benedict’s Super Market (Benedict’s), a grocery business located in Sweeny, Texas. The check, drawn on Sweeny Bank, was made payable to the order of the appellant’s mother in the amount of $57.50. The check contained signatures purporting to be those of appellant’s stepfather, as drawer, and appellant’s mother, as endorser and payee. Upon…