People v. Eston

Defendant appeals her conviction of forgery following the verdict of a jury. A sentence of three to nine years was imposed.

The information alleged in the language of section 17 — 3(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 17 — 3(a)(1)), that the defendant:

“ * * * with the intent to defraud did knowingly deliver ° ° ° a document apparently capable of defrauding another in that it purported to have been made by another, Goldie Davis, * *

Defendant approached the check-out station of a store with several items. She undertook to pay with a check described by defendant…