Johnson v. State

Second degree forgery; sentence: six months' imprisonment with three and one-half years' probation.

On May 3, 1979, a loan application was made by appellant with Postal Financial Services, an Indiana-based mail order lending institution, in the name of appellant's roommate, Michael Brannock. A check dated May 24, 1979, for $1,459.52 and made payable to Brannock was mailed by Postal to Brannock. The check was later endorsed and used to purchase an automobile. The check bore the endorsement of both Brannock and the appellant. The appellant was indicted for forging Brannock's name on Postal's…