People v. Crowder

Henry B. Crowder was accused of four offenses of forgery and having waived trial by jury was convicted of three offenses. The instruments allegedly forged were four checks drawn upon the bank account of defendant’s wife. Upon this appeal from the judgment appellant argues the insufficiency of the evidence to prove criminal intent and that it was error to permit his wife to testify against him.

Bach count of the information alleged forgery of a check with intent to “cheat and defraud” defendant’s wife, the banking institution on which the check was drawn and the teller who cashed the check. The…