State v. Hickman

HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.

The amended information in this case charged defendant with the offense of uttering a forged check. See § 561.011 (statutory references are to V.A.M.S.). It was also alleged and proved that he had been convicted of two prior felonies. See § 556.280. The jury found defendant guilty of the offense charged and the court fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

The evidence indicated that on January 19, 1966, defendant went to the Dixie Park Package Store in Kennett, Missouri, where he…