People v. Calpestri

The defendant was convicted of the crime of forgery and he has appealed from the judgment and an order denying him a new trial. The information on which he went to trial pleaded in one count (1) the forging, and (2) the uttering of a check purporting to be indorsed by the payee therein named, G. Cerruti. A trial was had and the jury brought in a general verdict of guilty as charged.

[1] In support of his appeal the defendant contends that the trial court erred in allowing evidence of the confession of the defendant because it had not been shown that the confession was voluntary. As to whether…