Gates v. State

BERRY, 31

Appellant was convicted in.' the district court of Jefferson county for the offense of unlawfully, knowingly, and'fraudulently having in his possession a certain forged check with the intent to use and pass the same as true, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant presented in proper form a plea of former conviction, in which he alleged that he was indicted by the grand jury of *633Jefferson county and convicted in causes Nos. 7215 and 7217, in which cases he was charged with the possession of forged instruments, and by proper…