McCartney v. State

Indictment for forgery. Conviction in the Circuit Court.

The points made~are :

1. Whether the Court erred in refusing' to quash the indictment on the ground that it does not charge that the forged bank-bill, alleged to have been passed, was passed as a true one. There was no error in refusing for this reason to quash, as the indictment does charge the bill to have been uttered and paid as true.

2. Whether the Court erred in permitting the prosecuting attorney to ascertain from a witness on the stand the names of persons who were competent judges of the genuineness of bank-bills. There was no…