Garza v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
[Ho brief for either party has come to the hands of the Reporter.] Appeal from a conviction for knowingly passing a forged instrument; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDS OH, Judge.
Appellant was charged by indictment with forgery and passing a forged instrument. The second count alone was submitted to the jury, and the conviction was on that count.
He testified in his own behalf that he bought the alleged forged instrument from Setero Deano, paying him one dollar in money for it. The instrument itself called for $2.50 worth of merchandise at the store of W. T. Roberts, and purported to have been executed by J. W. Campbell in defendant’s favor. This was his defense, and all that is set up in the testimony. He also proved by himself and his father that he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Orr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932