Johnson v. State

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from denial of relief under Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., from judgment and sentence of two years’ imprisonment on plea of guilty to making and uttering a forged instrument. § 561.011, RSMo 1969, V.AJVf.S.

On July 8, 1969, appellant, Gerald Glenn Johnson, Jr., thirty-five days out of the penitentiary, in need of money, discussed his plight with Ralph Tolliver in a pool hall in Marshall. Tolliver asked Johnson if he could get some checks cashed. Johnson said he thought that he could. Tolliver prepared six checks. One was payable to Johnson and bore the name…