Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 1938No. 19679Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Morrow, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for attempting to pass a forged instrument; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The record is before this Court without statement of facts or bills of exception.

The indictment contains two counts, the first charging forgery and the second charging an attempt to pass a forged instrument. The court withdrew the first count from the consideration of the jury. The appellant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of attempting to pass a forged instrument, and the verdict of the jury is based upon that count. However, through…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933

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