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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 38409.

394 S.W.2d 522 (1965)

Russell Mae MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 4, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Neil English, Jim Zimmerman, and W. John Allison, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is passing as true a forged instrument in writing; the punishment, enhanced by two previous convictions for forgery, life.

The indictment alleged the forgery and passing of a check purportedly drawn by Stanley H. Marcus on the National Bank of Commerce payable to the order of Laura Ann Davis in the sum of $850, dated July 3, 1963.

The evidence shows that such a check was presented...

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