State v. Clark

Knutson, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of forgery in the second degree and appeals from an order denying a motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, for a judgment of acquittal and from the judgment of conviction.

The evidence establishes that on July 9, 1962, a man representing that he was L. C. Bradford opened a checking account with Commercial State Bank of St. Paul in the name of Northern Supply Company. He signed a signature card under which Bradford was the only one authorized to sign checks drawn on the account. He made a deposit of $50 and ordered some checks…