State v. Fitzgerald

The defendant was convicted of the crime of having feloniously uttered a forged check. From the judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals assigning as sole error the refusal of the court to direct a verdict of acquittal. The defendant did not take the stand and testify. No witness was called on his behalf.

Defendant’s contention is that the evidence does not sustain the judgment. More specifically the defendant asserts: (1) There is no evidence tending to show that he had no authority to sign the name of the purported maker of the cheek. (2) There is no evidence that he uttered or offered…