Wilson v. People

By the Court, Sutherland, J.

There is no question in this case, except the one as to variance and the validity of the indictment. This question I think very plain.

The forged and counterfeited note, which the indictment alleges the prisoner had in his possession,, is set forth in the indictment in hcec verba; it was therefore-unnecessary for the indictment formally to allege, in addition, in the words of the statute, that the note purported to be the act of another, &c. (The People v. Rynders, 12 Wend. R., 430.)

When the note was produced' on the trial, the counsel for the prisoner objected to…