People v. Clark

The indictment contained two counts; the first for having forged a check, and the second count for uttering the forged paper. The defendant was convicted upon the first count, and the grounds sought to be made available to reverse the judgment of conviction relate to alleged errors in the admission of evidence, and in certain statements made by the learned judge in his charge. The prosecution, upon the trial, showed lhat the defendant had previously been convicted'of the crime of forgery on the indictment admitted in evidence, to which he had pleaded guilty, and upon, which - the judgment of…