Wallace v. State

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of forgery, 1 found two enhancement paragraphs true, and assessed punishment at 50 years confinement. We affirm.

On February 3, 1990, Houston Police Officer I.G. Gerardo was dispatched to a Kroger’s grocery store to investigate a forgery. When he arrived, appellant was standing by the courtesy booth with the store manager and other store employees. The manager told Gerardo that when appellant tried to cash a check at the courtesy booth, the employee handling the transaction discovered that the check was listed as stolen.

When he arrived at…