Legal Opinion

Rodifer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 13, 1931No. 14860PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for passing a forged instrument; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

Appellant passed a cashier’s check to one Anderson, and being arrested shortly thereafter, there was found in his possession a number of cashier’s checks filled out in blank on the same bank. Appellant did not testify. There is no further showing in the record as to who signed the alleged forged check, which was shown to be a forgery. Nor is there any testimony shedding light upon where appellant obtained the other checks found in his possession.

The court did not charge on circumstantial…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  2. Lasister v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Gaut v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  2. Clinnard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945

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