Biering v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of knowingly attempting to pass as true a forged instrument and, for the purpose of enhancement of punishment, the indictment further charged that appellant had been previously convicted for an offense of the same nature, to-wit: forgery. The jury found appellant guilty of attempting to pass as true a forged instrument and further found that she had been previously convicted of a felony of the same nature. The court rendered judgment fixing the punishment at five years in the penitentiary.

W. E. Martin testified that on…