JOHNSON v. STATE


345 S.W.2d 883 (1961)

Myron JOHNSON and George P. Atkins v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 5, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guenther & Tucker, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


BURNETT, Justice.

The plaintiffs in error were convicted of forging a check and sentenced to serve not more than five years in the State penitentiary. From this conviction appeals have been seasonably perfected, briefs filed and arguments heard. We now, after a rather considerable independent investigation, have the matter for disposition.

Our statute defining forgery is found in Section 39-1701, T.C.A., and reads thus:

"Forgery is the fraudulent...

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