Clancy v. State

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This criminal action hinges upon the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for the offense of offering to pass a forged instrument in violation of Sec. 39-1704, T.C.A.

Petitioner and a female companion, Ruth Ida Parker, were jointly tried upon a two-count indictment charging forgery and offering to pass a forged instrument, and were convicted for the latter offense with punishment fixed at not less than three nor more than five years. Petitioner appealed and the Court of Criminal Appeals, in a divided opinion, affirmed his conviction. We granted certiorari.

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