Wright v. State
Wright v. State
070rehearing
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.
Appellant files a vigorous motion for rehearing, insisting that we erred in affirming his case because of the fact that the judgment entered and the sentence pronounced in accordance therewith, neither followed the charge of the court nor the verdict rendered in the case. Ap
However all matters of procedure otherwise appearing to be legal, and no error being found in the record other than this mistaken entry of judgment and sentence,-this court, under all of the precedents and authorities, should not reverse the case for such reason, but should have reformed the judgment and sentence. Robison v. State, 68 Texas Crim. Rep., 115; Holden v. State, 98 Texas Crim. Rep., 592; Ragusin v. State, 105 Texas Crim. Rep., 218; Malone v. State, 116 Texas Crim. Rep., 381; McKinley v. State, 35 S. W. (2d) 148.
The judgment of affirmance appearing in our original opinion is withdrawn, the judgment and sentence appearing in the record and in the minutes of the trial court will be corrected, and appellant will be adjudged guilty of attempting to pass a forged instrument, and the sentence will be reformed to conform thereto. As reformed the judgment will be affirmed, and the motion for rehearing overruled.
Judgment reformed, and, as reformed, affirmed.
Opinion of the Court
The offense is an attempt to pass a forged instrument; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years, as defined in article 996, P. C., 1925.
The appellant presented to Harry Johnson, a salesman in
The witness Lott testified that he did not sign the check and did not authorize its issuance; that he did not know the appellant and had never seen him until the time of the transaction in question.
Appellant testified that he received the check from one Evans and thought it was genuine. The appellant’s position, as revealed by his testimony, is as follows: Appellant and Evans were friends and were preparing to return to their home in Cisco, Texas. They had been out of work and Evans was in debt to the appellant. They had an automobile which was parked on the street, and, while Evans went for the car, the appellant (at Evans’ request) took the check to the bank to have it cashed. Out of the money gotten on the check the appellant was to receive the money which Evans owed him. Being in need of clothes, the appellant sought to use the check at the store where he was arrested.
There are no bills of exception, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment of conviction is not open to serious question.
There is a motion for new trial making some complaints of the rulings of the court, but the averments of the motion are not supported by bills of exception. Therefore, this court has no choice but to order an affirmance of the judgment of conviction, which is accordingly done.
Affirmed.
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- Leonard Wright alias W. E. Davis v. State
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