O'Connor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Ellis. Tried below before Hon, J. E. Dillard. Appeal from a conviction for having possession of a forged instrument, knowing it to have been forged, with intent to pass it; penalty., two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. No statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
There are two counts in the indictment —the first, for forging a certain draft; and the second count for having possession of said draft, knowing it to have been forged, with intent to pass the same. The jury convicted the defendant on the last count. The verdict reads: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty, as charged in the second count of the indictment, of having in his possession a forged instrument of writing with intent to pass the same as true. [Signed] E. L. Reeves, Foreman.” We advise that the jury be instructed simply to say upon which count they find the…
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