Morgan v. State

The defendant assigns error here on the overruling of his motion for a new trial. He was convicted on an indictment containing three counts: first, for forging a check; second, for uttering; publishing and passing it; and third, for possessing it. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on each count.

There were two checks introduced in evidence, both of them given on the same date, on the same bank, for the same amount, purporting to have been signed by W. P. Morgan. One of them was written in pencil, made payable to “order cash” and the other check was made payable to J. T. Morgan, and was…