Legal Opinion
Forbes v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 21, 1998No. 01-96-01240-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of forgery. The jury assessed punishment at two years confinement. The Court probated the sentence for five years with 180 days in state jail as a condition of probation. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In August of 1994, Theresa Betsworth placed a check in a sealed envelope in her mailbox at the end of her sidewalk. Theresa Betsworth had written the cheek to the Science Teachers’ Association of Texas. On September 2, 1994, this check was cashed at a drive-thru window of the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union in Lake Jackson, Texas. When cashed, the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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- Colin Rae Taegel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2002
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