People v. Rickson

Defendant was charged with the crime of forgery in raising the amount of a check payable to her in the amount of $74.63 to $174.63. She waived a jury trial and was convicted by the court. Probation was denied. She was sentenced to six months in the county jail. Three months of that sentence was suspended.

Between May 1, 1950, and March, 1951, defendant was employed as a bookkeeper for a San Bernardino furniture dealer, Abe Morris, at $175 per month. She prepared the checks used to pay the firm’s obligations as well as her own salary cheeks. She also compared returned canceled checks with the…