State v. Whitley

SOMERVILLE, Judge.

A jury found defendant guilty of possessing a forged instrument with intent to utter it as true in violation of § 561.011, RSMo 1969, and assessed his punishment at two years. Judgment and sentence were rendered accordingly, and defendant appealed.

A brief summarization of the State’s evidence discloses the following. On January 27, 1972, defendant entered a liquor and grocery store at 18th and Benton, Kansas City, Missouri, owned by Phillip Belano. Defendant presented a check to Belano seeking to have it cashed. The check was purportedly made by the Beloved Toy Company in…