People v. Shotwell

By the Court, Currey, J.

The defendant was indicted for forgery, to which he pleaded not guilty. He was twice tried. At the first trial the jury disagreed and were discharged; on the second trial he was found guilty aud sentenced to be imprisoned in the State Prison for the term of six years. The indictment consists of two counts. By the first count the defendant is accused with having on the 26th of January, 1864, at the City and County of San Francisco, in the State of California, feloniously and falsely forged and counterfeited a certain check—a copy of which is set forth in such count—with…