People v. Ansite

From a judgment of guilty on four counts of forgery after trial before a jury, defendant appeals. There is also an appeal from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Facts: Defendant forged the name “B. C. Robles” on four different checks, naming Donna M. Nolan as the payee. The payee in turn cashed each of the checks with various merchants in Los Angeles County. At the time the checks were drawn by defendant on the Bank of America, Wilmington Branch, the bank did not have an account with a "B. C. Robles.”

After the information charging defendant with forgery was filed he was represented…