People v. Chretien

CHIPMAN, C.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of forgery. He moved for a new trial, his motion was overruled, and he was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial. The facts, touching the points raised on the appeal, were: That the defendant procured one Robert Colthrop to sign the name “John Sullivan” to a deed to certain real property, in which John Sullivan was named as grantor and J. J. Rauer as grantee. Rauer paid defendant, as attorney in fact of the alleged Sullivan, the consideration for the deed. It is…