People v. Gill

The defendant, Albert Gill, was charged with altering a bill of exchange 1 and uttering and publishing a forged instrument. 2

At the arraignment on the information, while represented by counsel, the defendant waived the reading of the information and elected to enter a plea of guilty to the first count.

The court thereupon questioned the defendant relative to the offense and was satisfied that according to the defendant’s own words and statements, all the elements of the crime charged were present. The defendant’s statements to the court indicated that he understood the charge lodged against…