State v. Carroll

Defendant appealed from a judgment of conviction of knowingly uttering and publishing a forged bank check. He contends the court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal. The issue in .the case is whether there is evidence, other than that of an accomplice, which tended to connect defendant with the commission of the crime as required by ORS 136.550.①

A Miss Nissen testified that on November 29,1966, defendant gave her the forged check in question and had her cash it.. She said she endorsed the payee’s name, cashed it and gave the proceeds to defendant. In addition, she told the…