Crawford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from, the District Court of Hopkins. Tried below before Hon. E. W. Terhune. The indictment against appellant contained two counts, the first for forgery and the second for uttering the alleged forged instrument.
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Appeal from, the District Court of Hopkins. Tried below before Hon. E. W. Terhune. The indictment against appellant contained two counts, the first for forgery and the second for uttering the alleged forged instrument. On the trial of the case the learned judge instructed the jury, in his charge, in substance, that they might return a verdict of guilty, if they found defendant guilty upon both counts in the indictment, and assess a separate punishment for each offense; or that they might find the defendant guilty on one count, and not guilty on the other. The verdict of the jury was as…
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKINS, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for forgery and uttering the forged instrument, and under the charge of the court was found guilty of both offenses, and punished by two years in the penitentiary for forgery, and was further punished by two additional years in the penitentiary for uttering the forged instrument, and appeals to this court.
The alleged forged document was as follows: “ T. L. Junell, at Home. Mr. S. P. Mann, pay to James Wells $1 and a half, and I will pay you. I have got no change.” The indictment charged that the defendant made this instrument on the 19th day of June,…
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