McGee v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

THOMAS G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of forgery by passing and the jury assessed punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

In his appeal to the court below, appellant contended that, since he received nothing of value in exchange for the instrument, it cannot be said that he “passed” that instrument. The Court of Appeals, relying on Landry v. State, 583 S.W.2d 620 (Tex.Cr.App.1979) (opinion on original submission), held that “pass,” as used in the statute, means to offer. On…