Hernandez v. State

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Forgery, and Attempted Possession of a Controlled Substance by Forgery. The jury also found appellant to be an habitual criminal. Appellant was sentenced to two years on the forgery count and one year for the attempted possession. Thirty years imprisonment was added for the habitual criminal finding which was ordered to be served consecutively to the two concurrent terms.

Appellant presented a prescription to the pharmacist at Meister’s Drugs in Bremen, Indiana. The prescription bore the name Louis Rodrigus and was allegedly signed by…