Sutherlin v. State

Ovid Sutherlin, who will be referred to herein as the defendant, was convicted of forgery and brings error.

The information charges that he forged the name of B. F. Sutherlin, as maker of a $5 check. B. F. Sutherlin was his uncle. The check was drawn on the DeLay National Bank, of Norfolk, Nebraska, in favor of “Coast to Coast Store,” of Fremont, Nebraska, which cashed it for defendant. It was returned by the bank, not on the ground of forgery, but with the notation, “Has no account.”

Defendant claimed that his uncle had authorized him to draw the check. B. F. Sutherlin admitted the…