State v. McIntosh

Defendant and one Henry Joseph Gaskill were charged with the crime of knowingly uttering and publishing a forged cheek. They were found guilty, and defendant has appealed from the judgment of conviction.

•A social security check was issued, payable to defendant’s mother, but the mother died a few days prior to the receipt of the cheek. Defendant had been living with and caring for her mother. She had signed her inother’s name to social security cheeks numerous times, but always with her mother’s consent.

The day after the mother’s funeral defendant endorsed the check, using her mother’s name,…