HILL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict finding defendant guilty of uttering a forged instrument in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1802.
The State provided evidence indicating that defendant cashed a welfare check at a Burlington bank which was made out to, and bore the forged signature of, a close friend of defendant's. Defendant represented himself to be the legitimate holder of the check, providing identification belonging to his friend. Defendant...
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