Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas May 22, 1957, No. 29,047 (Richardson v. State)

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is passing as true a forged instrument in writing; the punishment, five years.

The instrument alleged to be forged was offered by the state as Exhibit 1. It is a check on Houston National Bank for the sum of $2,225.00, the payee being D. E. Richardson, the appellant.

The check purports to have been drawn by “Professional Construction Corp. by S. J.