Smith v. State

It is only necessary to quote a portion of appellant’s confession to illustrate the fallacy of my brethren’s opinion herein. He stated the reason for using the name of Charles J. Williams in these words:

“The reason I got the license in this name, was because my wife Geneva Smith and myself decided to set up a way to cash forged checks for our own personal gain. * * * ”

“I asked the man if I could give him this check and he advised me that I could if I had the proper identification. * * * So I showed him the Charles J. Williams drivers license and he accepted the check.”

Surely the concerted…