State v. Redstrake
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show cause. The defendant was indicted for forging, and also for uttering, as true, five several promissory notes. The first was a note for $800, of the date of October 7th, 1874, drawn to the order of Clement Hall, and signed by Louis M. Hall. The second was for $800, of the date of October 16th, 1874, drawn in the same form. The third was for $1000, of tho date of October 29th, 1874, drawn in the same form.
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On rule to show cause. The defendant was indicted for forging, and also for uttering, as true, five several promissory notes. The first was a note for $800, of the date of October 7th, 1874, drawn to the order of Clement Hall, and signed by Louis M. Hall. The second was for $800, of the date of October 16th, 1874, drawn in the same form. The third was for $1000, of tho date of October 29th, 1874, drawn in the same form. The fourth, a note of $6500,'of the date of November 10th, 1874, drawn in the same form. The fifth was for $750, of the date of December 7th, 1874, drawn in the same form.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Feed, J.
The primary question in this case is whether, upon the facts proven, this verdict should stand—whether the presentation of these notes to the cashier of the Salem National Banking Company, with direction to present for payment and protest, followed by such presentation and protest, present a state of facts which, upon the assumption that the defendant had a guilty knowledge of their falsity, will support this conviction for uttering and publishing under our statute.
Forgery and uttering is a branch of the more comprehensive crime of cheats,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. SearleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1810
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. ThrunkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- State v. BulnaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1957
- United States v. TitusDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1946