Caldwell v. State

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged in different counts with the offense of forgery and knowingly passing a forged instrument. His punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of three years.

Prior to the trial of the case appellant offered an affidavit as contemplated by the statute, Art. 781, C.C.P., in which he denied his signature to said check, and denied that he had drawn the same or any part thereof, and denied his endorsement thereof. The statute referred to provides as follows:

“It is competent to give evidence of handwriting by comparison, made…