Vaughn v. State

There was ample evidence authorizing the jury to find that the corpus delicti was established for both the offenses charged in the indictment. There was testimony that the check was stolen from the payee, James A. Ellis, that the endorsement of the payee’s name thereon was a forgery, and that, bearing this forged endorsement, the check was cashed by the prosecutor, Leo R. Amiel. The sole question remaining for determination is whether there was sufficient evidence connecting the defendant with the perpetration of the offense of uttering, passing, or tendering in payment the forged check. The…