French v. State

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

The appellant, Iris Monroe French, has appealed his conviction of possessing a forged check. An enhancement count resulted in his being sentenced to serve 20 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

On August 22, 1978 the appellant entered a liquor store which Gary Burns had just purchased from Dennis Lunsford. Luns-ford was training Burns so when the appellant handed the check in question to Burns, Burns, in turn, handed it to Lunsford. Lunsford dialed the phone number printed on the check and momentarily spoke with a woman…