State v. Brown

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Curtiz Brown of one count of forgery, RSMo § 570.090, as a prior and persistent offender. The circuit court sentenced Brown to six years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Brown appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying to the defense the introduction of evidence of numerous other forged checks from the victim’s checking account.

We find that some of the evidence was relevant to refute the element in the State’s case that Brown knew that the check was stolen. Reversed and remanded.

Facts

On October 3, 1998, Mary…