Robinson v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees —

Affirming.

The appellant, Alga Robinson, was -indicted in the Spencer circuit court charged with the crime of forgery and on his trial was convicted, his punishment being fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years. The sole question raised on this appeal is one of venue, the appellant’s contention being that the proof fails to show the act constituting the forgery occurred in Spencer county.

The proof shows that appellant requested Tyler Smith at the latter’s place of business in Waterford, which is in Spencer county, to write a check on the…