Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Michael Harris was convicted of forgery in the first degree and sentenced to serve five years. He moved for a new trial asserting the general grounds. He brings this appeal enumerating as error the denial of his motion for new trial still arguing the general grounds. Held:
In substance Harris argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the findings of guilt. The only real issue was whether at the time Harris presented the check for encashment, Harris knew that the check had been forged and whether Harris intended to defraud the victim.
As to the general grounds, this…
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