TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 6-81-004-CR.

626 S.W.2d 543 (1981)

Edward Lewis TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Discretionary Review Refused March 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse M. DeWare, IV, Jefferson, for appellant.

Tony Hileman, Jefferson, for appellee.


BLEIL, Justice.

An appeal is taken from a conviction of forgery by altering a writing. Punishment, enhanced by a prior felony conviction, was set at 10 years confinement.

Can a conviction for forgery by altering a writing be upheld based solely on evidence that the defendant possessed and passed the document? We hold that it cannot and reverse the trial court's judgment.

Edward Lewis Taylor was riding as a passenger in a car which drove to a convenience...

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