State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Defendant (appellant) Matthew Johnson appeals from the conviction of forgery in the second degree as defined by G. S. 1949, 21-608. Upon notice and proof of a prior conviction of a felony he was sentenced under the habitual criminal act (G. S. 1949, 21-107a) to confinement in the Kansas State Penitentiary.

The forged instrument was a check drawn on the First National Bank of Topeka, dated July 24, 1959, in the sum of $88.54. The purported drawer of the check was stamped in red ink as “Rinner Construction Company,” signed “George Rinner,” and…