State v. Mohrbacher

Convicted of forgery in the second degree, defendant appeals from the judgment.

The instrument forged was a $25 check payable to the order of defendant and purporting to be signed by George O’Brien. The check was made and passed in June, 1926. The sheriff had the» check in the fall and had a talk with defendant about it. The record shows that he was soon thereafter arrested, but whether on this charge or whether at liberty on bail does not appear. However, the information was filed March 14, 1927, and on March 21, when the case was called for trial, a local attorney appeared and requested a…