State v. Baumon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. On the 7th day of June, 1877, the following indictment was returned into court by the grand jury of Johnson county.
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Appeal from Johnson District Court. On the 7th day of June, 1877, the following indictment was returned into court by the grand jury of Johnson county. The charging part of' the bill is as follows:. “ The grand jurors do aver, find aud present that Frederick Baurnon, at and within said county, on the 25th day of February, 1877, witli intent to defraud, did falsely make, forge and counterfeit a certain pretended order, it being an instrument in writing, purporting to be the act of one John T. Singleton, •and by which a pecuniary obligation was and is purported to be created against the said…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The demurrer does not point out specifically the objections urged to the form of the instrument or order, and there is no argument for the appellee. It is said by counsel for the State that it was claimed that the instrument was incomplete on its face in two particulars. 'First, that the payee is not named in the instrument, and Second, that the *70drawee Is not named therein. It seems to be -well settled that to constitute the crime of forgery, in falsely making or uttering an order or instrument, of this character, it is not necessary that either the payee or drawee be named in the instrument.…
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