Harrison v. Commonwealth

HOWARD, Judge:

Defendant-appellant was convicted in the Fayette Circuit Court on three counts of possession of a forged instrument. He was indicted on August 25, 1975 on these charges, all of which were in violation of KRS 516.060. This statute reads as follows:

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses any forged instrument of a kind specified in KRS 516.030. (Emphasis supplied).

Defendant-appellant contends that the indictment in his…