Fry v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Wichita. Tried below before the Hon. E. W. Nieholson. Appeal from a conviction of forgery; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of insufficiency of the indictment: Munoz v.-State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 457; Johnson v. State, 40 id., 605; Cagle v. State, 39 id., 109; Lynch v. State, 41 id., 510; Millsaps t. State, 43 S. W. Rep., 1015; Daud v. State, 34 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from the District Court of Wichita. Tried below before the Hon. E. W. Nieholson. Appeal from a conviction of forgery; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of insufficiency of the indictment: Munoz v.-State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 457; Johnson v. State, 40 id., 605; Cagle v. State, 39 id., 109; Lynch v. State, 41 id., 510; Millsaps t. State, 43 S. W. Rep., 1015; Daud v. State, 34 Texas Crim. Rep., 460; Lamb-Campbell v. State, 72 Texas Crim. Rep., 628, 162 S. W. Hep., 879. On question of other transactions: Bink v. State, 89 S. W.…
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was tried under an indictment charging him with forgery and passing a forged instrument. The conviction was applied to the count charging forgery. The instrument alleged to be forged by alteration is as follows:
"I.B. Padgett, County Treasurer of Young County,
No. 3515 Graham, Texas, 10-21-1913.
Pay to J.M. Watson or order $154.00, One Hundred and fifty-four no/100 Dollars.
To the Graham National Bank, County Depository.
(Signed) I.B. Padgett, County Treasurer."
That appellant altered said instrument by endorsing thereon the name of the payee, J.M. Watson, thus making the check payable to…
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