Sheffield v. State

w. t. McDonald, judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of uttering and passing a forged instrument in writing relating to and affecting title to land. His punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of six years.

Trial was had in the District Court of Hill County, Texas, after a change of venue from the District Court of Travis County, Texas. The cause was heretofore reversed by this court in Sheffield v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 354, 307 S.W.2d 100, because the evidence was insufficient to show that the notary public taking the acknowledgment to the instrument…