Beck v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Saul Beck guilty on two counts of forgery. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Beck appeals, enumerating as error only the admission into evidence of a similar transaction.

The evidence presented at trial showed that in May 2005, Beck cashed two payroll checks, one for $658.03 and another for $656.81 at a Wal-Mart store. The checks were made out to Beck and purported to represent accounts drawn on West Central Bank. Beck’s name and address (2649 Knox St., Atlanta, GA 30317) were typed on both checks, and Beck endorsed both checks. When the…