Burks v. State

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for forgery by possession. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 32.21(a)(1)(C) and (b) (Vernon 1974). Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for life upon the jury’s finding that the appellant had been previously convicted of two felonies as alleged in the indictment.

The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. Specifically, he contends that the evidence is insufficient to prove that he possessed the instrument set forth in the indictment with intent to defraud and harm, a necessary element under § 32.21(b)…