State v. Burnett

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Kenneth Burnett, was convicted of forgery, § 570.090,1 and sentenced to one year imprisonment following a bench trial in the circuit court of Clay County. The defendant makes two separate arguments concerning the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

In order to convict a defendant of forgery, the state must present the following evidence: (1) a false making of a writing; (2) a fraudulent intent; and (3) a writing capable of effecting a fraud. State v. Hogshooter, 640 S.W.2d 202, 204 (Mo.App.1982)(construing § 570.090.1(1)).

In reviewing…