Legal Opinion

McCrory v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 27, 1968No. 44878PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a conviction of forgery in the Circuit Court of Forrest County. The evidence shows that McCrory, appellant, used a stolen Humble Oil and Refining Company credit card to obtain goods in the amount of $46.31 from Lee Dunn's Truck Stop in Hattiesburg. His prosecution and conviction for forgery was based upon his having signed the credit card owner's name to the credit card slip or invoice.

It is well settled that a credit charge or a credit sales slip may be the subject of forgery. Annot., 90 A.L.R.2d 822 (1963). The only issue presented by this appeal is whether…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Vannerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Yarbrough v. CamphorMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. JamesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  3. Roberts v. Miss. Rep. Party State Exec. Comm.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Harrison v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Wilbourn v. HobsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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