State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. Forgery. — The indictment charges that one David Burns was a justice of the peace, and, as such, authorized by tbe board of supervisors to count and destroy gopher sealps produced before biro, and make and issue bis certificate of sueb counting and destruction to tbe parties producing tbe same before bim; that said certificates were taken and received by tbe said supervisors as legal proof of the counting, etc., for tbe purpose of issuing…
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Appeal from Marshall District Court. Forgery. — The indictment charges that one David Burns was a justice of the peace, and, as such, authorized by tbe board of supervisors to count and destroy gopher sealps produced before biro, and make and issue bis certificate of sueb counting and destruction to tbe parties producing tbe same before bim; that said certificates were taken and received by tbe said supervisors as legal proof of the counting, etc., for tbe purpose of issuing warrants thereon to the holders thereof on the treasury of the county, as the bounty authorized by them for the…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
— By the statute, it is declared that if any person, with intent to (defraud, falsely make, forge, etc., any * * * certificate of any public officer * * * in relation to any matter wherein such certificate is required by law, or may be received, or be taken as legal proof * * * or falsely, etc., make, etc., any order, acquittance, discharge or accountable receipt, for money or other valuable thing, or any other instrument in writing, being, or purporting to be, the act of another, by which any pecuniary demand or obligation, or any right or interest in or to any property whatever, is, or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. JohnstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1847
- Holmes v. SeelyNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- State v. CallendineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
- State v. PierceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
- State v. WooderdSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Milton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Brazil v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- State v. FosterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
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