State v. Riley

Defendant appeals his convictions of forgery in the first degree, ORS 165.013,1 (two counts) and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, ORS 165.022.2

Police had been keeping the house of a Ms. Wilson under surveillance. While doing so on November 16, 1974, they observed three people come from the house and depart by automobile. The three persons were Ms. Wilson, a Mr. Holmes and defendant. Together the three drove to a shopping center.

At the shopping center, Holmes and the defendant entered the mall and Wilson went into a J. C. Penney store. About 10 minutes later,…