Howard v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of forgery in the first degree. This appeal followed the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

1. Defendant contends the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We do not agree.

Teresa Lynn Coker testified that at 1:00 in the afternoon on February 17, 1993, while working as a teller at a NationsBank office in Athens, Georgia, Blendora Brooks (a/k/a Blendnora Brooks) presented her with a $1,800 check drawn on the account of a local law firm, “Scott and Quarterman.” Ms. Coker testified that she did…