Lindley v. State

MILLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction by a jury for forgery by passing a check, Section 32.21(a)(1)(C) and (b), Tex.Penal Code Ann. (Vernon 1974). At the punishment phase of trial, the jury found appellant had been convicted twice previously of felony offenses and assessed the mandatory penalty of life imprisonment. On this appeal, appellant raises four grounds of error. We find no error in the trial below and affirm.

Appellant initially contends the indictment is fundamentally defective for its failure to allege a necessary element of the offense of forgery. Appellant claims the…