Legal Opinion
Bailey v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 7, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUILLEN, Justice:
Several issues have been raised in this appeal. We divide them into two groups, those relating to the defendant’s conviction of forgery in the second degree and those relating to the defendant’s sentence as an habitual criminal.
I
The defendant was convicted of forgery in the second degree. In pertinent part, our forgery statute, 11 Del.C. § 861, reads as follows:
“(a) A person is guilty of forgery when, intending to defraud, deceive or injure another person, or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by anyone, he:(1) Alters any written instrument of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Girdley v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Oney v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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