The People v. . Clements

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The indictment charged the defendant with uttering a certain false, forged and counterfeited instrument in writing, which was set forth in full in such indictment, and purported to be a well-recognized commercial instrument, viz.: a certified bank check. The evidence disclosed that the defendant brought the false instrument in the precise form in which it is set forth in the indictment, to the banking firm of Livermore, Clews Co., and uttered and used it for the…