State v. Bray

Debra Bray appeals from the judgment and sentence entered following her conviction for forgery. She contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury on an alternative means of committing the crime that was not charged in the information. We agree and reverse.

By information filed March 24, 1986, Bray was charged with falsely making, completing, or altering Carol Whitney's signature on a promissory note. The charge arose from an incident on July 10,1984, when Bray gave Whitney a $3,000 personal check.

Whitney and Bray had been close friends for more than 10 years. According to Whitney, the…