State v. Farmer

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged with violating § 561.011, RSMo 1969, in that he did “utter as true and genuine” a forged will. A jury found him guilty of “forgery” and assessed a fine of $1,000 as punishment. Appellant appealed to the Supreme Court of Missouri. That court transferred the appeal to this district of the Missouri Court of Appeals “in which jurisdiction is vested”. Thereafter, defendant filed an application with the Supreme Court requesting transfer before opinion pursuant to Article V, Section 10, of the Missouri Constitution. That application was denied.

Defendant…