Smith v. State

Plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were jointly charged, tried and convicted in the district court of Ottawa county of the crime of forgery, and each sentenced to serve a term of four years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

The evidence of the state tends to show that the crime charged was thoroughly planned before it was executed, and that it was finally consummated step by step as planned, and that each step taken toward the commission of the offense was taken Avith the view of interposing the very defense that Avas made in the trial of the case. That there was a…