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Cox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 4, 1940
145 S.W.2d 189 (Tex. Crim. App. 1940)

Opinion

No. 21312.

Delivered December 4, 1940.

Forged Instrument (Passing of) — Evidence.

Evidence held sufficient to support conviction for passing a forged check, where defendant waived a jury and entered a plea of guilty, and the State introduced evidence showing that defendant passed a forged check in the sum of fifty dollars to another, and that at time defendant passed check he knew it had been forged.

Appeal from Criminal District Court of Dallas County. Hon. Grover Adams, Judge.

Appeal from conviction for passing a forged instrument; penalty, confinement in penitentiary for three years.

Affirmed.

The opinion states the case.

Joe Bailey Morris, of Dallas, for appellant.

Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.


The offense is passing a forged instrument; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

The appellant waived a jury and entered a plea of guilty before the court. The State introduced evidence showing that appellant passed a forged check in the sum of fifty dollars to W. J. Johnson. There was sufficient proof before the court showing that at the time appellant passed the check he knew it had been forged. Appellant did not testify.

No bills of exception are brought forward.

The evidence is sufficient to support the conviction.

The judgment is affirmed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Cox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 4, 1940
145 S.W.2d 189 (Tex. Crim. App. 1940)
Case details for

Cox v. State

Case Details

Full title:J. L. COX v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Dec 4, 1940

Citations

145 S.W.2d 189 (Tex. Crim. App. 1940)
145 S.W.2d 189