Pratt v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Randolph Pratt, appeals his conviction for the offense of forgery, first degree. He was also indicted as a habitual offender with three prior felony convictions — one for theft, and two for forgery. The victim of the instant forgery was the grandmother of the defendant with whom he lived. While she was absent from the house, the defendant, without her consent or knowledge, took a blank check from her checkbook, made it out in the amount of $40 to himself, and forged his grandmother’s name. He cashed the check at a local pharmacy. His grandmother…