State v. Maxwell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action in which defendant was charged with forging the signature, that is, the endorsement of the name of the payee on each of four checks, and with uttering three of them. The defendant, Howard B. Maxwell, was convicted on all seven counts and the sentences were made to run concurrently. He appeals from the conviction on each count.

Defendant, at the times in question, was the chief deputy clerk, and Pal E. Bush was the clerk of the district court of Wyandotte county. The regular form check of the clerk of the district court was…