Hanson v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

We inadvertently stated in our original opinion that the offense was “passing a forged instrument.” The charge and conviction was for “attempting to pass as true a forged instrument.”

Appellant insists that the trial court committed error in refusing a continuance -sought for the witnesses Sanders and Roberts, one of whom purported to be the signer of the alleged forged check, and the other the payee. When the application for continuance was presented it was contested and the court heard evidence thereon before denying it. Much evidence during…