Boatright v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is attempting to pass a forged instrument; the punishment, 2 years.

In view of our disposition of this case, a recitation of the facts shall not be deemed necessary other than to observe that, as in most cases of this nature, the proof of the knowledge on the part of the utterer that it was a forged instrument was deducible only from circumstances. There is no direct evidence that the appellant made the forged instrument or that he knew that it was a forgery when he attempted to pass it.

Appellant objected to the failure of the court to charge on circumstantial…