SCHOTT, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of two counts of forgery in violation of R.S. 14:72 and sentenced to ten years at hard labor on each count to run concurrently.
In early August, 1982, Giwena Patin's automobile was burglarized and her checkbook, stolen. On August 17 defendant attempted to cash a check payable to his order drawn by Patin on the account. The bank teller refused to cash the check because he noticed that initials on the check purporting to...
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