Kennedy v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harrison. Tried below before Hon. W. J. Graham. This appeal is from a conviction under an indictment charging appellant with forgery of a school voucher, or order, the punishment assessed being a term of four years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Appeal from the District Court of Harrison. Tried below before Hon. W. J. Graham. This appeal is from a conviction under an indictment charging appellant with forgery of a school voucher, or order, the punishment assessed being a term of four years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Omitting formal portions, the charge as stated in the indictment was, “that L. C. Kennedy, late of said county, on the 29th day of January, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and in said county, and State of Texas, did then and there, without lawful authority, and with intent to injure and defraud,…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was charged with, and convicted of, forging the following instrument:
“$45.00. “Harrison County, Texas, Jan. 29, 1892.
“Pay to L. C. Kennedy, or order, tbe sum of forty-five ($45.00) dollars out of tbe public school fund apportioned to tbe-School Dist. No. 13, for services as teacher in tbe public free schools in said community for tbe month ending tbe 29th day of January, 1892.
“To County Treasurer,-County, Texas.
“(1) J. C. Harcrow,
“(2) J. W. Gorman,
“(3)-■-,
“Trustees of School District No. 13, in Harrison Co., Texas.”
Motion to quash was made because tbe indictment…
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