Morrison v. State

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

In this appeal, appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction of the crime of forgery. 1 The indictment under which appellant was tried charged that on the 30th day of September 1968 appellant

did unlawfully and feloniously, with intent to injure and defraud Prairie Market, Inc. * * * Matanuska Valley Bank, Anchorage Branch, and Robert E. Seaman forge the name of the payee Robert E. Seaman as an endorsement to a check. * * *

[W]ell knowing at the time of endorsing the check that he had no authority to sign the name of Robert E. Seaman.

The trial judge instructed the…