People v. Mager

This cause is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of St. Clair County, pursuant to a jury verdict against the defendant, Lany Mager, on an indictment for forgery under section 17 — 3(a)(3) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, par. 17 — 3 (a)(3)).

A brief statement of the facts underlying this alleged crime are required for an understanding of the various points raised on this appeal.

The defendant was taken into custody shortly after presenting a prescription to a Belleville pharmacy. It was uncontroverted at trial that the physician’s signature…