Williams v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for the offense of forgery.

The instrument which is alleged to have been forged is a check dated “7-27-1952.” This date was on Sunday.

The indictment does not allege or set out any circumstances extrinsic to the check itself showing it is not void.

We had this identical question before us for review in the case of Gooch v. State, 33 Ala.App. 221, 31 So.2d 779. We certified the following questions to the Supreme Court;

“1. Does a check dated on Sunday possess sufficient legal efficacy to defraud so as to be the subject of…