State v. Jones

BROCK, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial judge erred in his charge to the jury in applying the law as to the charge of uttering against the defendant.

“Uttering a forged instrument consists of offering to another the forged instrument with the knowledge of the falsity of the writing and with intent to defraud.” State v. Greenlee, 272 N.C. 651, 159 S.E. 2d 22.

The trial court in its initial portion of the charge on uttering instructed the jury as follows:

“Now, I charge you, that for you to find the defendant guilty of uttering a forged check, the State must prove these things beyond…