State v. Jett

There was filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County an indictment in two counts, the first charging defendant with forging a certain check, and the second charging him with having it in his possession on or about November 7, 1925, with intent to defraud and with selling and delivering same with intent to have it uttered and passed. The jury were silent with respect to the first count, but returned a verdict on the second count finding him guilty of uttering a forged instrument as charged, and fixing his punishment at four years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. An appeal was taken from…