Rice v. State

Hugh M. Bland, Justice.

Appellant, James Eice, alias James Eobinson, and one Stanley Eobinson, were charged by information with forgery and uttering. The State alleged that they forged a check in the amount of Thirty-Eight Dollars and Twenty Cents ($38.20) on the J. 0. Eobinson Plumbing Company payable to Stanley Eobinson and signed J. 0. Eobinson Plbg. This check was drawn on the Benton State Bank and the check was cashed at the Saline Hardware Company.

Stanley Eobinson pleaded guilty to the charges of forgery and uttering and was sentenced to the State Penitentiary. Appellant was tried before…