Legal Opinion

State v. Larson

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1917No. File No. 4171PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Cirouit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Joseph W. Jones, Judge. The defendant, John' Larson, changed by order of court to Albert Anderson, changed by order of court to George Hanson, was convicted of the crime of forgery in the second degree, and he appeals.

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Appeal from Cirouit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Joseph W. Jones, Judge. The defendant, John' Larson, changed by order of court to Albert Anderson, changed by order of court to George Hanson, was convicted of the crime of forgery in the second degree, and he appeals. (i) To point one of the opinion, Respondent cited: State v. Wheeler, 20 Ore. 192, 25 Pac. 394, 23 A. S. R. 119, 10 L. R. A. 779; 8 A. E. Ency. of Law, 457, 1st ed.; 13 A. & E. Ency. of Law, 1088, 2d ed.; x Bishop Crim-. Law, Sec. 572; 2 Bish Crim. Law, Sec. 5S3; 2 Russell on Crimes, 733. (■3) To point three of the opinion,…

1Opinion of the CourtMcCOY, J.

The appellant, being the defendant in the court ■below, was convicted of the crime of forgery in the third degree under the provisions of chapter 194, Laws 1915. The information in substance charged:

Thait the defendant, John Larson, on the 17th day of October, 1916, at Minnehaha county, S. D., did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, for valuable consideration, sell, exchange, and deliver to the G. & G. Clothing Company, a corporation, a certain forged and counterfeited check and evidence of debt, then and there knowing the same to be a forged and counterfeited check, with…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harmon v. Old Detroit National BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  2. People v. WarnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  3. State v. WheelerOregon Supreme Court · 1890
  4. State v. KelliherOregon Supreme Court · 1907
  5. People v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1887

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rowley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
  2. State v. LutesWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Moncref v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1925

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