Leezer v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

The offense, forgery; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The indictment was in two counts, the first charging forgery or the making of a forged instrument, while the second count charged the passing of a forged instrument. Both counts were submitted to the jury, and the jury found the appellant guilty on the first count.

The instrument alleged to have been forged was dated San Angelo, Texas, March 13, 1930, and was drawn on the San Angelo National Bank and was made payable to Lee’s Battery Service or bearer, and was for the sum of $7.50, purported to be signed by R.…