Hancock v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is forgery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The state relied upon circumstantial evidence. Appellant did not testify in his own behalf and introduced no witnesses.

The forged instrument upon which the indictment was predicated was a check drawn on the Central National Bank of San Angelo, dated January 24, 1931, payable to cash or bearer in the sum of four dollars, and signed “John Lurter.” Appellant presented this check to E. B. Bridges, proprietor of the Helpy-Selfy store in San Angelo. Mr. Bridges delivered to appellant thirty cents…