State v. Stark

Per Curiam —

Appellant was charged by information filed in superior court in Snohomish County with one count of forgery in the first degree. A jury returned a verdict of guilty and appellant was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison, with a recommended minimum of 2 years. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was denied.

The state introduced and the trial court admitted in evidence certain handwriting exemplars obtained from appellant while he was in custody in King County on March 8, 1965, and a written confession given by appellant in Everett city jail on April 16, 1965. The admission in…