Legal Opinion

Jones v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided July 1, 1983PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Judge:

The appellant was convicted of four counts of second-degree forgery, and his punishment was fixed by the jury at two years to serve in the penitentiary on each count, consecutively.

Each victim testified that he gave no permission to anyone to sign his name to the checks involved. The appellant was the night manager of Clyde’s Super Value Market where all of the checks were cashed; however, it was also brought out that six or seven other employees had access to the checks as did the appellant.

A state police crime lab expert testified that the written signature on the forged…

2Cited by17 opinions

  1. St. Clair v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Talbott v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Grundy v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Morgan v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Kinney v. ButcherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2004

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