Belden v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of forgery, and his punishment assessed at four years confinement in the penitentiary; hence this appeal.

There is no statement of facts in the record. Appellant made a motion to quash the indictment, which is in the following form, so far as the charging part is concerned: “That one Jack Belden without lawful authority and with intent to injure and defraud did wilfully and fraudulently make a false instrument in writing, which said false instrument is to the tenor following:

Sherman, Texas, 1-26-1906.

M. & P. National Bank,

City.

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