People v. Parton

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury in the circuit court of Macon County, defendant, Gary Daniel Parton, was convicted of two offenses of forgery arising from separate cases joined at trial and now on appeal. Defendant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 2 to 6 years’ imprisonment. Both offenses concern endorsements on checks payable to Martha C. Cortsen. In one case, the check was a monthly social security benefit payment in the sum of *155.60. In the other case, the check was a dividend payment by Larwin Realty and Mortgage Trust in the sum of *94…