State v. Craig

Defendant was charged by Grand Jury indictment in two counts. Count I accused him of forgery, as defined in section 718.1 of the 1958 Code of Iowa, and charged he forged the name of Thomas Bennett on the back of a written instrument described in words and figures. Count II accused him of the offense of uttering a forged instrument, as defined in section 718.2 of the 1958 Code of Iowa, and charged that he “uttered and published as true a certain written instrument alleged and described in Count I hereof, and upon the back of which the name of Thomas Bennett has been forged.” Following a plea…