State v. Conklin

Defendant appeals from his conviction of first-degree forgery under RCW 9.44. The charge arose from the passing of a check at a gasoline service station in Lynnwood. The check was drawn against the account of a Jerry Mack and purportedly signed by him. In fact, the signature was not Mack’s. Defendant entered a general plea of not guilty and at trial offered evidence and instructions on alibi, intoxication and authorization.

The assignments of error relate principally to the rejection by the trial court of offered testimony and instructions. One other assignment of error — that the trial court…