BAKER v. STATE

No. 43751.

467 S.W.2d 428 (1971)

Clarence BAKER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Edward Johnson, Fort Worth, on appeal only, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., R. J. Adcock, Grant Liser, and R. W. Crampton, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of attempting to pass as true a forged instrument; the punishment was assessed by the court at four years.

Appellant alleges two grounds of error.

First, the contention is that: "The Trial Court reversibly erred in overruling appellant's First Formal Motion for Continuance."

The motion for continuance was based on the absence of a defense witness.

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