STATE v. BLAKE

C87-03-31234; CA A46041.

760 P.2d 1369 (1988)

92 Or.App. 128

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Claudio Gunn BLAKE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Frank Gruber, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before WARDEN, P.J., and VAN HOOMISSEN and GRABER, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions on five counts of forgery in the first degree. ORS 165.013. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal. The question is whether a person commits forgery by signing his own name to a traveler's check issued to a different maker and, with intent to defraud, tendering the check for payment. We conclude that he does not and, therefore, reverse.

Defendant entered...

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