The People v. Flynn

The defendant, Ray Flynn, was indicted in the circuit court of Hancock county for the crime of knowingly uttering a forged check with the intent to defraud Kenneth Tucker. A jury found the defendant guilty, as charged. His motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error.

The check in question, dated February 22, 1941, drawn on the First National Bank of Carthage, was for $10, payable to the order of Ray Flynn and bore the signature “Mrs'. W. E. Flynn.” Mrs. W. E. Flynn was…