Nix v. State

Jordan, Judge.

The grand jury of Meriwether County returned an indictment against William T. Nix, charging him in count 1 with the offense of forgery and in count 2 with the offense of passing a forged instrument. It was alleged in count 1 of the indictment that the defendant on March 14, 1962, “in the county aforesaid did then and there unlawfully, wrongfully, falsely and fraudulently make, sign, and forge the name of J. C. Ellerbee, as endorser, on and to a certain check and writing, which was in form and substance as follows:

'Countersigned, not as co-maker or Indorser No. 19

/s/ J. R. West…