Decherd v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Forgery is the offense, punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of six and one-half years.

It is charged in the indictment that the release of a vendor’s lien from S. T. Tubbs to Morgan Callaway, Jr., was forged. The release is set out in the indictment and states in substance that on the first day of July, 1921, George T. Vickers conveyed by deed to Henry D'annelly, lot 6, block 1 of R. B. Parks’ Subdivision of Block 1405 of the City of Dallas; that in the deed there was retained a vendor’s lien to secure §1,250.00 purchase money which was…