People v. Gayle

Defendant was charged by information containing a number of separate counts, with the making, forging, altering, and counterfeiting of certain cheeks and contracts. The jury found him guilty of the crime of forgery and from a judgment entered upon that verdict and from an order denying his motion for a new trial he has appealed.

The outstanding facts appearing in the record are that the defendant was a real estate salesman in Los Angeles, California, and was attempting to sell property owned or controlled by persons doing business under the name of Clear Lake Beach Company. He handed to said…