Carder v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
This was a prosecution for forgery, under an indictment containing three counts. At the trial defendant was convicted upon the first count, his punishment being assessed at a term of two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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This was a prosecution for forgery, under an indictment containing three counts. At the trial defendant was convicted upon the first count, his punishment being assessed at a term of two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. In view of the disposition of the case, made upon this appeal, it is only necessary, as a statement, to set out the charging part of the first count in the indictment, which is as follows: “Did then and there, without lawful authority, and with intent to inj ure and defraud, wilfully and fraudulently make a false instrument in writing, purporting to be the act of…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The appellant in this case was convicted of forgery, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of two years. The alleged forged instrument is set out in several counts, but, as same is set out with but slight verbal variances, it will only be necessary to quote one of said counts in order to present the assignments in the case: “Said false instrument cannot be set out in haec verba, for the reason that the same is in the possession of the defendant, but said false instrument is, in substance, as follows, to-wit: ‘We, the undersigned,…
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