Legal Opinion

State v. Morse

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1951No. 31624PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHamley, J.

Marvin. B. Morse was charged, tried, and convicted of the crime of forgery in the first degree. He has appealed and first assigns error upon the failure of the trial court to rule in his favor on demurrers, motions, and objections to the admission of evidence, all challenging the sufficiency of the information. It is appellant’s position that the information is insufficient to charge the crime of forgery because the bank check there set out lacks the personal signature of any drawer.

The manner of committing the crime, as alleged in the information, was that appellant did

“. . . willfully,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. McBrideWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. State v. KleinWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. State v. NewtonWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  4. State v. PowersWashington Supreme Court · 1929
  5. State v. TaesWashington Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. GolladayWashington Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. PettittWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Mayes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  4. State v. ConklinWashington Supreme Court · 1971
  5. McGirt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986

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