State v. Perry

Joseph Perry appeals a judgment convicting him after a bench trial of four counts of uttering a forged writing, in violation of § 943.38(2), Stats. Perry claims there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the charges because the forged items he uttered were not writings "whereby legal rights or obligations are created, terminated or transferred" as required under § 943.38(l)(a). We disagree and affirm his convictions. He also claims the trial court erred in permitting the State to amend the information to add two additional counts of forgery that were not transactionally related to the…