Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 18, 1907No. 3837PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted for attempting to pass a forged instrument to one Webber. The evidence shows it was passed to Fisher. Webber and Fisher were both employed in the same business, one as sort of head clerk, and the other as a salesman. Appellant went into the house to make a purchase and dealt with Fisher; he passed the check to Fisher who was working down stairs. Fisher took it up to Webber, whose business, it seems, was to o. k. checks presented to their house.

The court charged the jury that if they should find beyond a reasonable doubt that the instrument was…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Showery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1985
  2. Vestal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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