Haney v. State

438 S.W.2d 580 (1969)

Lawrence Earl HANEY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 41835.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 29, 1969.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1969.

David G. Stubbeman, Abilene (by Court appointment), for appellant.

Edward R. Paynter, Dist. Atty., Abilene, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is attempting to pass as true a forged instrument; the punishment, five years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The State's evidence reflects that on the afternoon of July 22, 1968, the appellant entered the…