Mitchell v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is passing as true a forged instrument in writing; the punishment two years.

The sole ground for reversal relates to the sufficiency of the indictment, the contention being that the trial court erred in overruling the defendant’s motion to quash; motion for instructed verdict, and motion for new trial.

Appellant’s position is that the instrument set out in the indictment without explanatory averments is insufficient to constitute forgery, hence could not support the count of the indictment predicated upon its passing.

The instrument alleged to be forged is a…