FINNEY v. STATE

8 Div. 944.

348 So.2d 876 (1977)

Richard Earl FINNEY v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Straub, Decatur, C. E. Carmichael, Jr., Tuscumbia, for appellant.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. and Ellis D. Hanan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


BOWEN, Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for forgery. The trial court fixed sentence at ten years in the penitentiary. The appellant has been represented by retained counsel at all stages of the proceedings both at trial and before this court.

This appeal presents two questions for our consideration: (1) In a prosecution for forgery of a check must the state prove that the accused was not authorized to sign the name that appears on the check...

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