Finney v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted for forgery. The trial court fixed sentence at ten years in the penitentiary. The appellant has been represented by retained counsel at all stages of the proceedings both at trial and before this court.

This appeal presents two questions for our consideration: (1) In a prosecution for forgery of a check must the state prove that the accused was not authorized to sign the name that appears on the check and (2) what is the proper predicate for the admission of a bank signature card into evidence.

The facts are not in dispute. On June 28, 1976, the…