People v. Gratton

On July 15, 1972, the defendant in the company of Ricky Cook and Gary Newman drove to the “Minit-Mart” in Rockford. Defendant entered the store, made- a few purchases, and presented a payroll check of the AXA Construction Company in the sum of $128 to the daughter of the proprietor. She advised the defendant that she would have to wait for her father, William W. Rader, to apprové the check. Shortly thereafter Mr. Rader came to the store and asked the defendant for identification. The defendant represented himself as Charles Lane, the payee on the check. Defendant signed the check as Charles…