State v. Lindsey

The defendant was tried in Multnomah County by jury and convicted of the crime of forgery. Five blank checks were stolen from a Portland home some time prior to Labor Day of 1968, and after the rightful owner’s signature had been forged they were filled in and cashed in a Portland department store shortly thereafter. Portland is in Multnomah County.

There was no evidence to connect the defendant with the actual theft or the actual uttering of the forged checks. However, two handwriting exemplars were obtained from the defendant, compared with the writing on the checks and it was determined…