Edwards v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty of and sentenced for the crime of “Attempting to Utter a Forged Instrument”. He contends that there is no such crime in this state and that because he was specifically found not guilty of the crime of uttering a forged instrument he must be discharged. We disagree and therefore affirm.

Appellant was charged by an information in two counts with (1) forgery of a check; (2) uttering of a forged check. At the conclusion of the trial before the court, the appellant moved for a judgment of acquittal. The court found appellant not guilty on count one but…