Jones v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for forgery with the punishment affixed at 7 years by virtue of a prior conviction alleged for enhancement under the provisions of Article 62, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

The State’s evidence reflects that appellant forged a sales slip in the amount of $20.79 at Sears, Roebuck and Company in Houston on August 7, 1969, using a stolen credit card. He was later apprehended outside the store with the merchandise he had obtained. The appellant did not testify nor offer any evidence.

In three grounds of error appellant complains of the use of…