State v. Houston

Otis, Justice.

Defendant has been tried and found guilty of aggravated forgery in violation of Minn. St. 609.625, subd. 3, which provides:

“Whoever, with intent to defraud, utters or possesses with intent to utter any forged writing or object mentioned in subdivision 1, knowing it to have been so forged, may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 1.”

He appeals from the conviction. The issues are, first, whether a jury is competent without expert testimony to decide whether a signature is forged; and, second, whether the court committed error in suggesting to counsel outside the hearing of the…