Williams v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of knowingly passing a forged instrument, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of three years.

The testimony adduced upon the trial is in substance as follows : On the afternoon of the 26th day of December, 1928, the appellant and a man by the name of Self appeared at the Robert E. Lee garage in the city of Laredo, Texas, and purchased a tire at the price of $12.00, for which they paid with an American Express Company Travelers Check issued to H. H. Luckett in the sum of $50.00. The…