People v. Swann

This is an appeal by the People from the order granting defendant’s motion under section 995 of the Penal Code to set aside the information.

Defendant was charged by information with two counts of forgery in violation of Penal Code section 470, a felony. The charges arose out of defendant’s alleged use of an oil company credit card on two occasions without the knowledge or permission of the party to whom the credit card had been issued.

The facts, as developed in the preliminary hearing, show that Robert Scott Griffith lost a Standard Oil credit card which apparently was subsequently used by…